Lithuania vs Netherlands: Key media freedoms

Lithuania
1.28
in 2025
Netherlands
1.25
in 2025
Lithuania rank
51st
Netherlands rank
54th

Key media freedoms over time

  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
-2024190019622025

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.28 against 1.25 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lithuania ranks 51st and Netherlands ranks 54th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Netherlands Difference Ahead
1900s -0.912 0.986 1.9 Netherlands
1910s -0.6668 0.8834 1.55 Netherlands
1920s 0.2642 0.986 0.7218 Netherlands
1930s -0.4336 0.986 1.42 Netherlands
1940s -2.55 -0.0383 2.51 Netherlands
1950s -2.55 0.784 3.34 Netherlands
1960s -2.55 0.9321 3.48 Netherlands
1970s -2.55 2.68 5.23 Netherlands
1980s -2.19 3.25 5.44 Netherlands
1990s 1.92 3.25 1.34 Netherlands
2000s 2.37 3.25 0.8874 Netherlands
2010s 2.15 2.76 0.6102 Netherlands
2020s 2.15 1.88 0.2688 Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Lithuania or Netherlands?
Lithuania, at 1.28 against 1.25 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Lithuania and Netherlands?
0.03, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for key media freedoms?
Lithuania ranks 51st and Netherlands ranks 54th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Key media freedoms
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the government directly or indirectly attempts to censor political content in print and broadcast media, through formal restrictions or indirect pressures such as financial control, licensing, or access to distribution channels.