Citizen support for democracy in Lithuania
Lithuania: Citizen support for democracy was -0.1006 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Lithuania, 1991–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded -0.1006 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Lithuania peaked at -0.0913 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.06, in 1995.
Lithuania ranks 62nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8737 | -1.06 | -0.6852 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5133 | -0.8022 | -0.2733 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3707 | -0.7053 | -0.0913 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1006 | -0.1006 | -0.1006 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- Freedom of Expression Index 0.917 (2025)
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- Participatory Democracy Index 0.56 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Lithuania?
- Citizen support for democracy in Lithuania was -0.1006 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0913 in 2018.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.06 in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Lithuania ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.