Which has higher human rights index, France or Lithuania?

France, at 0.917 against 0.913 in Lithuania as of 2025.

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

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

France vs Lithuania: Human Rights Index

France

0.917

in 2025

Lithuania

0.913

in 2025

France rank

23rd

Lithuania rank

25th

Human Rights Index over time

France
Lithuania

How they compare

France currently reports 0.917 against 0.913 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was France ahead.

France ranks 23rd and Lithuania ranks 25th of 176 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.548	0.1406	0.4074	France
1800s	0.3921	0.1619	0.2302	France
1810s	0.4935	0.162	0.3315	France
1820s	0.5308	0.1464	0.3844	France
1830s	0.638	0.1349	0.5031	France
1840s	0.66	0.1294	0.5306	France
1850s	0.4617	0.1717	0.29	France
1860s	0.46	0.2613	0.1987	France
1870s	0.6975	0.286	0.4115	France
1880s	0.815	0.2509	0.5641	France
1890s	0.8108	0.2696	0.5412	France
1900s	0.8391	0.2969	0.5422	France
1910s	0.8236	0.3869	0.4367	France
1920s	0.846	0.6749	0.1711	France
1930s	0.8402	0.546	0.2942	France
1940s	0.5655	0.0169	0.5486	France
1950s	0.8491	0.0886	0.7605	France
1960s	0.8834	0.1468	0.7366	France
1970s	0.937	0.148	0.789	France
1980s	0.9478	0.2045	0.7433	France
1990s	0.954	0.915	0.039	France
2000s	0.9542	0.9333	0.0209	France
2010s	0.95	0.9408	0.0092	France
2020s	0.9168	0.9145	0.0023	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, France or Lithuania?: France, at 0.917 against 0.913 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between France and Lithuania?: 0.004, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lithuania?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do France and Lithuania rank globally for human rights index?: France ranks 23rd and Lithuania ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.