Which has higher liberal democracy index, Lithuania or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.717 against 0.712 in Lithuania as of 2025.

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

193 years are reported by both, from 1833 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.

Lithuania vs Portugal: Liberal Democracy Index

Lithuania

0.712

in 2025

Portugal

0.717

in 2025

Lithuania rank

27th

Portugal rank

26th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Lithuania
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.717 against 0.712 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1833 it was Portugal ahead.

Lithuania ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.015	0.0861	0.0711	Portugal
1840s	0.0152	0.095	0.0798	Portugal
1850s	0.0215	0.1321	0.1106	Portugal
1860s	0.0637	0.1433	0.0796	Portugal
1870s	0.0866	0.1443	0.0577	Portugal
1880s	0.0411	0.1473	0.1062	Portugal
1890s	0.0433	0.145	0.1017	Portugal
1900s	0.0499	0.1394	0.0895	Portugal
1910s	0.0839	0.1698	0.0859	Portugal
1920s	0.3375	0.1381	0.1994	Lithuania
1930s	0.1374	0.0733	0.0641	Lithuania
1940s	0.0144	0.072	0.0576	Portugal
1950s	0.0196	0.073	0.0534	Portugal
1960s	0.0232	0.0742	0.051	Portugal
1970s	0.0247	0.3273	0.3026	Portugal
1980s	0.0352	0.7992	0.764	Portugal
1990s	0.745	0.8096	0.0646	Portugal
2000s	0.7622	0.8282	0.066	Portugal
2010s	0.7727	0.8331	0.0604	Portugal
2020s	0.7298	0.767	0.0372	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Lithuania or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.717 against 0.712 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Lithuania and Portugal?: 0.005, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?: 193 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Lithuania ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.