Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cyprus or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 0.686 against 0.684 in Cyprus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lithuania?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Lithuania: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Cyprus

0.684

in 2025

Lithuania

0.686

in 2025

Cyprus rank

27th

Lithuania rank

26th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Cyprus
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.686 against 0.684 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.002.

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

Cyprus ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 26th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0782	0.043	0.0352	Cyprus
1910s	0.078	0.076	0.002	Cyprus
1920s	0.0784	0.3032	0.2248	Lithuania
1930s	0.0733	0.1594	0.0861	Lithuania
1940s	0.0792	0.1875	0.1083	Lithuania
1950s	0.0803	0.2142	0.1339	Lithuania
1960s	0.2941	0.2195	0.0746	Cyprus
1970s	0.3752	0.2232	0.152	Cyprus
1980s	0.5297	0.2246	0.3051	Cyprus
1990s	0.6176	0.7098	0.0922	Lithuania
2000s	0.6956	0.7402	0.0446	Lithuania
2010s	0.7314	0.7358	0.0044	Lithuania
2020s	0.6862	0.6895	0.0033	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cyprus or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.686 against 0.684 in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Cyprus and Lithuania?: 0.002, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lithuania?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Lithuania rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Cyprus ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 26th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.