Finland vs Lithuania: Academic Freedom Index

Finland
0.818
in 2025
Lithuania
0.823
in 2025
Finland rank
54th
Lithuania rank
51st

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Finland
  • Lithuania
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.823 against 0.818 in Finland, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 54th and Lithuania ranks 51st of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.