What is judicial corruption score in Lithuania?

Judicial corruption score in Lithuania was 0.756 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 0.768 in 1919.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.592 in 1990.

How does Lithuania rank for judicial corruption score?

Lithuania ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Judicial Corruption Score in Lithuania

Name: Judicial Corruption Score in Lithuania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Judicial Corruption Score was 0.756 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.756

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

69th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.768

in 1919

All-time low

0.592

in 1990

Years of data

1918–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Lithuania, 1918–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.756 for judicial corruption score in 2025.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Lithuania peaked at 0.768 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0.592, in 1990.

Lithuania ranks 69th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.7465	0.725	0.768	2
1920s	0.768	0.768	0.768	10
1930s	0.768	0.768	0.768	10
1990s	0.592	0.592	0.592	10
2000s	0.674	0.592	0.756	10
2010s	0.756	0.756	0.756	10
2020s	0.756	0.756	0.756	6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

66 Kenya 0.832 compare
67 Fiji 0.8 compare
68 Kuwait 0.796 compare
70 Sao Tome and Principe 0.739 compare
71 Portugal 0.737 compare
72 Slovakia 0.735 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Freedom of Expression Index 0.917 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Lithuania?: Judicial corruption score in Lithuania was 0.756 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 0.768 in 1919.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.592 in 1990.
How does Lithuania rank for judicial corruption score?: Lithuania ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Judicial Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,711 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.