Which has higher participatory democracy index, Italy or Lithuania?

Italy, at 0.569 against 0.56 in Lithuania as of 2025.

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

211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Lithuania: Participatory Democracy Index

Italy

0.569

in 2025

Lithuania

0.56

in 2025

Italy rank

21st

Lithuania rank

24th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Italy
Lithuania

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.569 against 0.56 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Lithuania ahead.

Italy ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 16 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.008	0.022	0.014	Lithuania
1820s	0.008	0.022	0.014	Lithuania
1830s	0.008	0.022	0.014	Lithuania
1840s	0.0179	0.022	0.0041	Lithuania
1850s	0.063	0.0225	0.0405	Italy
1860s	0.0898	0.0732	0.0166	Italy
1870s	0.0956	0.0769	0.0187	Italy
1880s	0.1114	0.077	0.0344	Italy
1890s	0.1174	0.03	0.0874	Italy
1900s	0.148	0.0347	0.1133	Italy
1910s	0.1562	0.0549	0.1013	Italy
1920s	0.0727	0.2277	0.155	Lithuania
1930s	0.0201	0.0844	0.0643	Lithuania
1940s	0.1548	0.0194	0.1354	Italy
1950s	0.4249	0.02	0.4049	Italy
1960s	0.4554	0.0495	0.4059	Italy
1970s	0.5156	0.0637	0.4519	Italy
1980s	0.5899	0.0709	0.519	Italy
1990s	0.6382	0.5865	0.0517	Italy
2000s	0.6653	0.5963	0.069	Italy
2010s	0.6791	0.617	0.0621	Italy
2020s	0.6357	0.583	0.0527	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Italy or Lithuania?: Italy, at 0.569 against 0.56 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Italy and Lithuania?: 0.009, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lithuania?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Lithuania rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Italy ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.