Which has higher participatory democracy index, South Korea or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 0.56 against 0.551 in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs Lithuania: Participatory Democracy Index

South Korea

0.551

in 2025

Lithuania

0.56

in 2025

South Korea rank

27th

Lithuania rank

24th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

South Korea
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.56 against 0.551 in South Korea, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.

South Korea ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.011	0.022	0.011	Lithuania
1800s	0.011	0.022	0.011	Lithuania
1810s	0.011	0.022	0.011	Lithuania
1820s	0.011	0.022	0.011	Lithuania
1830s	0.011	0.022	0.011	Lithuania
1840s	0.011	0.022	0.011	Lithuania
1850s	0.011	0.0225	0.0115	Lithuania
1860s	0.011	0.0732	0.0622	Lithuania
1870s	0.011	0.0769	0.0659	Lithuania
1880s	0.011	0.077	0.066	Lithuania
1890s	0.0095	0.03	0.0205	Lithuania
1900s	0.0094	0.0347	0.0253	Lithuania
1910s	0.0061	0.0549	0.0488	Lithuania
1920s	0.006	0.2277	0.2217	Lithuania
1930s	0.006	0.0844	0.0784	Lithuania
1940s	0.0227	0.0194	0.0033	South Korea
1950s	0.0949	0.02	0.0749	South Korea
1960s	0.0853	0.0495	0.0358	South Korea
1970s	0.0798	0.0637	0.0161	South Korea
1980s	0.1354	0.0709	0.0645	South Korea
1990s	0.438	0.5865	0.1485	Lithuania
2000s	0.5729	0.5963	0.0234	Lithuania
2010s	0.517	0.617	0.1	Lithuania
2020s	0.5355	0.583	0.0475	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, South Korea or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.56 against 0.551 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between South Korea and Lithuania?: 0.009, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Lithuania rank globally for participatory democracy index?: South Korea ranks 27th 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.