Japan vs Lithuania: Key features of liberal democracy
Japan
0.734
in 2025
Lithuania
0.712
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Lithuania rank
27th
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.734 against 0.712 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 20 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.016 | 0.014 | 0.002 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.016 | 0.0149 | 0.0011 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.016 | 0.015 | 0.001 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.016 | 0.0142 | 0.0018 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.016 | 0.0147 | 0.0013 | Japan |
| 1840s | 0.016 | 0.0152 | 0.0008 | Japan |
| 1850s | 0.0178 | 0.0215 | 0.0037 | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 0.0211 | 0.0637 | 0.0426 | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 0.0937 | 0.0866 | 0.0071 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.1092 | 0.0411 | 0.0681 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.1796 | 0.0433 | 0.1363 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.1965 | 0.0499 | 0.1466 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.2015 | 0.0839 | 0.1176 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.21 | 0.3375 | 0.1275 | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.2044 | 0.1374 | 0.067 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.2457 | 0.0144 | 0.2313 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.637 | 0.0196 | 0.6174 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.7499 | 0.0232 | 0.7267 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7505 | 0.0247 | 0.7258 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7521 | 0.0352 | 0.7169 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7567 | 0.745 | 0.0117 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7674 | 0.7622 | 0.0052 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7542 | 0.7727 | 0.0185 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.7387 | 0.7298 | 0.0088 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 0.734 against 0.712 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.022, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Japan ranks 24th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.