Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lithuania or Poland?

Lithuania, at 0.686 against 0.671 in Poland as of 2025.

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

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Lithuania vs Poland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Lithuania

0.686

in 2025

Poland

0.671

in 2025

Lithuania rank

26th

Poland rank

29th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Lithuania
Poland

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.686 against 0.671 in Poland, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Lithuania ranks 26th and Poland ranks 29th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.17	0.22	0.05	Poland
1920s	0.3032	0.3216	0.0184	Poland
1930s	0.1598	0.1964	0.0367	Poland
1940s	0.192	0.2287	0.0367	Poland
1950s	0.2142	0.2393	0.0251	Poland
1960s	0.2195	0.2419	0.0224	Poland
1970s	0.2232	0.2429	0.0197	Poland
1980s	0.2246	0.2538	0.0292	Poland
1990s	0.7098	0.7585	0.0487	Poland
2000s	0.7402	0.7769	0.0367	Poland
2010s	0.7358	0.7217	0.0141	Lithuania
2020s	0.6895	0.5602	0.1293	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lithuania or Poland?: Lithuania, at 0.686 against 0.671 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Lithuania and Poland?: 0.015, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Poland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Lithuania ranks 26th and Poland ranks 29th 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.