Which has higher liberal democracy index, Brazil or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 0.712 against 0.704 in Brazil as of 2025.

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

229 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Lithuania: Liberal Democracy Index

Brazil

0.704

in 2025

Lithuania

0.712

in 2025

Brazil rank

28th

Lithuania rank

27th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Brazil
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.712 against 0.704 in Brazil, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 229 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 28th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 18 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.053	0.014	0.039	Brazil
1800s	0.0534	0.0149	0.0385	Brazil
1810s	0.055	0.015	0.04	Brazil
1820s	0.0993	0.0143	0.085	Brazil
1830s	0.1439	0.0147	0.1292	Brazil
1840s	0.1225	0.0152	0.1073	Brazil
1850s	0.1243	0.0215	0.1028	Brazil
1860s	0.1266	0.0637	0.0629	Brazil
1870s	0.1192	0.0866	0.0326	Brazil
1880s	0.1224	0.0411	0.0813	Brazil
1890s	0.1191	0.0433	0.0758	Brazil
1900s	0.1232	0.0499	0.0733	Brazil
1910s	0.1243	0.0839	0.0404	Brazil
1920s	0.1242	0.3375	0.2133	Lithuania
1930s	0.0668	0.1374	0.0706	Lithuania
1940s	0.1255	0.0144	0.1111	Brazil
1950s	0.2611	0.0196	0.2415	Brazil
1960s	0.156	0.0232	0.1328	Brazil
1970s	0.0707	0.0247	0.046	Brazil
1980s	0.2683	0.0352	0.2331	Brazil
1990s	0.7038	0.745	0.0412	Lithuania
2000s	0.7448	0.7622	0.0174	Lithuania
2010s	0.7097	0.7727	0.063	Lithuania
2020s	0.6193	0.7298	0.1105	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Brazil or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.712 against 0.704 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Brazil and Lithuania?: 0.008, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lithuania?: 229 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Lithuania rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Brazil ranks 28th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.