Which has higher human rights index, Lithuania or Netherlands?

Lithuania, at 0.913 against 0.912 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

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.

Lithuania vs Netherlands: Human Rights Index

Lithuania

0.913

in 2025

Netherlands

0.912

in 2025

Lithuania rank

25th

Netherlands rank

27th

Human Rights Index over time

Lithuania
Netherlands

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.913 against 0.912 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lithuania ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.1406	0.3558	0.2152	Netherlands
1800s	0.1619	0.3962	0.2343	Netherlands
1810s	0.162	0.5206	0.3586	Netherlands
1820s	0.1464	0.667	0.5206	Netherlands
1830s	0.1349	0.6832	0.5483	Netherlands
1840s	0.1294	0.7054	0.576	Netherlands
1850s	0.1717	0.835	0.6633	Netherlands
1860s	0.2613	0.835	0.5737	Netherlands
1870s	0.286	0.835	0.549	Netherlands
1880s	0.2509	0.837	0.5861	Netherlands
1890s	0.2696	0.845	0.5754	Netherlands
1900s	0.2969	0.845	0.5481	Netherlands
1910s	0.3869	0.8453	0.4584	Netherlands
1920s	0.6749	0.852	0.1771	Netherlands
1930s	0.546	0.8508	0.3048	Netherlands
1940s	0.0169	0.5227	0.5058	Netherlands
1950s	0.0886	0.9002	0.8116	Netherlands
1960s	0.1468	0.9238	0.777	Netherlands
1970s	0.148	0.9441	0.7961	Netherlands
1980s	0.2045	0.949	0.7445	Netherlands
1990s	0.915	0.9488	0.0338	Netherlands
2000s	0.9333	0.9474	0.0141	Netherlands
2010s	0.9408	0.9398	0.001	Lithuania
2020s	0.9145	0.9198	0.0053	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Lithuania or Netherlands?: Lithuania, at 0.913 against 0.912 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Lithuania and Netherlands?: 0.001, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for human rights index?: Lithuania ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 27th 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.