Which has higher liberal democracy index, Lithuania or United Kingdom?

Lithuania, at 0.712 against 0.689 in United Kingdom as of 2025.

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

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.

Lithuania vs United Kingdom: Liberal Democracy Index

Lithuania

0.712

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.689

in 2025

Lithuania rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

30th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Lithuania
United Kingdom

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.712 against 0.689 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Lithuania ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 176 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.014	0.2456	0.2316	United Kingdom
1800s	0.0149	0.2475	0.2326	United Kingdom
1810s	0.015	0.2465	0.2315	United Kingdom
1820s	0.0142	0.2477	0.2335	United Kingdom
1830s	0.0147	0.2755	0.2608	United Kingdom
1840s	0.0152	0.2905	0.2753	United Kingdom
1850s	0.0215	0.2933	0.2718	United Kingdom
1860s	0.0637	0.3041	0.2404	United Kingdom
1870s	0.0866	0.3247	0.2381	United Kingdom
1880s	0.0411	0.3653	0.3242	United Kingdom
1890s	0.0433	0.3986	0.3553	United Kingdom
1900s	0.0499	0.4152	0.3653	United Kingdom
1910s	0.0839	0.4272	0.3433	United Kingdom
1920s	0.3375	0.603	0.2655	United Kingdom
1930s	0.1374	0.6093	0.4719	United Kingdom
1940s	0.0144	0.6241	0.6097	United Kingdom
1950s	0.0196	0.696	0.6764	United Kingdom
1960s	0.0232	0.714	0.6908	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0247	0.7372	0.7125	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0352	0.724	0.6888	United Kingdom
1990s	0.745	0.7491	0.0041	United Kingdom
2000s	0.7622	0.7984	0.0362	United Kingdom
2010s	0.7727	0.7971	0.0244	United Kingdom
2020s	0.7298	0.7598	0.03	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Lithuania or United Kingdom?: Lithuania, at 0.712 against 0.689 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Lithuania and United Kingdom?: 0.023, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and United Kingdom rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Lithuania ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 30th 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.