Latvia

Latvia scores 5.89, anchored by exceptional developer density per capita (4.48 — top-5 in EU27) which translates to DR_DEV_ECO 7.25. Other pillars are mid-range — private-sector hosting at 0.48, modest grassroots.

Strengths

• Top-5 developer density in the EU — 4.48 per-capita index, behind only Netherlands, Estonia, Cyprus, and Finland.
• Public Sector Health at 6.67 — Latvian official domains are predominantly EU-hosted.
• Mid-strong sovereign browser share — 15.90% Firefox + Opera.

Weaknesses

• Linux desktop share of 3.40% — slightly below the EU27 mean.
• Private-sector raw rating of 0.48 — Latvian businesses rely more on non-EU hosting than the EU27 median.

Outlook

Latvia's developer density is the structural asset. The interesting question is whether that talent can be channelled into domestic hosting and tooling. Currently the country exports developers more than it builds domestic infrastructure.

Historical context

2020 baseline

In 2020, Latvia was in the "emerging" tier, with a pragmatic, procurement-focused OSS policy and a strategy of embedding its security in wider Euro-Atlantic frameworks.

2024 progression

Latvia's approach has been shaped by a focus on fair procurement. Key policies like the 2017 Cabinet of Ministers Regulation ensure that software for digital public services is licensed as OSS. The Latvian Open Technology Association (LATA) remains an influential advocate.

Historischer Verweis

OSOR-Datenblatt (PDF, 2024) — der länderbezogene Open-Source-Politikbericht, der in der zurückgezogenen Säule „Öffentliche Politik“ von EDRIX 1.0 verwendet wurde.