Lithuania vs United Kingdom: Key media freedoms

Lithuania
1.28
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.28
in 2025
Lithuania rank
51st
United Kingdom rank
52nd

Key media freedoms over time

  • Lithuania
  • United Kingdom
-202190019622025

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.28 against 1.28 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Lithuania ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1900s -0.912 1.94 2.85 United Kingdom
1910s -0.6668 1.56 2.23 United Kingdom
1920s 0.2642 1.94 1.68 United Kingdom
1930s -0.4336 1.86 2.29 United Kingdom
1940s -2.55 1.33 3.89 United Kingdom
1950s -2.55 1.77 4.32 United Kingdom
1960s -2.55 1.77 4.32 United Kingdom
1970s -2.55 1.77 4.32 United Kingdom
1980s -2.19 1.77 3.96 United Kingdom
1990s 1.92 1.77 0.1442 Lithuania
2000s 2.37 2.67 0.3081 United Kingdom
2010s 2.15 2.54 0.386 United Kingdom
2020s 2.15 1.92 0.2295 Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key media freedoms, Lithuania or United Kingdom?
Lithuania, at 1.28 against 1.28 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in key media freedoms between Lithuania and United Kingdom?
0, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and United Kingdom rank globally for key media freedoms?
Lithuania ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 21,793 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed