Lithuania vs South Africa: Electoral democracy
Lithuania
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Lithuania rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Lithuania
- South Africa
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was South Africa ahead.
Lithuania ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Lithuania or South Africa?
- Lithuania, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Lithuania and South Africa?
- 0, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and South Africa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and South Africa rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Lithuania ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).