Which has higher liberal democracy index, Japan or Lithuania?

Japan, at 0.734 against 0.712 in Lithuania as of 2025.

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

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

Japan vs Lithuania: Liberal Democracy Index

Japan

0.734

in 2025

Lithuania

0.712

in 2025

Japan rank

24th

Lithuania rank

27th

Liberal Democracy Index 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 liberal democracy index, Japan or Lithuania?: Japan, at 0.734 against 0.712 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index 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 liberal democracy index?: Japan ranks 24th 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.