What is liberal democracy index in Lithuania?

Liberal democracy index in Lithuania was 0.712 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 0.794 in 2010.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1795.

How does Lithuania rank for liberal democracy index?

Lithuania ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

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

Liberal Democracy Index in Lithuania

Name: Liberal Democracy Index in Lithuania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.712 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.712

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

27th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.794

in 2010

All-time low

0.014

in 1795

Years of data

231

1795–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Lithuania, 1795–2025

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.712 for liberal democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Lithuania peaked at 0.794 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1795.

Lithuania ranks 27th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Liberal Democracy Index in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Lithuania, 1795 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1795	0.014	—
1796	0.014	+0.0%
1797	0.014	+0.0%
1798	0.014	+0.0%
1799	0.014	+0.0%
1800	0.014	+0.0%
1801	0.015	+7.1%
1802	0.015	+0.0%
1803	0.015	+0.0%
1804	0.015	+0.0%
1805	0.015	+0.0%
1806	0.015	+0.0%
1807	0.015	+0.0%
1808	0.015	+0.0%
1809	0.015	+0.0%
1810	0.015	+0.0%
1811	0.015	+0.0%
1812	0.015	+0.0%
1813	0.015	+0.0%
1814	0.015	+0.0%
1815	0.015	+0.0%
1816	0.015	+0.0%
1817	0.015	+0.0%
1818	0.015	+0.0%
1819	0.015	+0.0%
1820	0.015	+0.0%
1821	0.015	+0.0%
1822	0.014	-6.7%
1823	0.014	+0.0%
1824	0.014	+0.0%
1825	0.014	+0.0%
1826	0.014	+0.0%
1827	0.014	+0.0%
1828	0.014	+0.0%
1829	0.014	+0.0%
1830	0.014	+0.0%
1831	0.014	+0.0%
1832	0.014	+0.0%
1833	0.015	+7.1%
1834	0.015	+0.0%
1835	0.015	+0.0%
1836	0.015	+0.0%
1837	0.015	+0.0%
1838	0.015	+0.0%
1839	0.015	+0.0%
1840	0.015	+0.0%
1841	0.015	+0.0%
1842	0.015	+0.0%
1843	0.015	+0.0%
1844	0.015	+0.0%
1845	0.015	+0.0%
1846	0.015	+0.0%
1847	0.015	+0.0%
1848	0.016	+6.7%
1849	0.016	+0.0%
1850	0.016	+0.0%
1851	0.016	+0.0%
1852	0.016	+0.0%
1853	0.016	+0.0%
1854	0.016	+0.0%
1855	0.027	+68.8%
1856	0.027	+0.0%
1857	0.027	+0.0%
1858	0.027	+0.0%
1859	0.027	+0.0%
1860	0.027	+0.0%
1861	0.031	+14.8%
1862	0.031	+0.0%
1863	0.032	+3.2%
1864	0.068	+112.5%
1865	0.081	+19.1%
1866	0.091	+12.3%
1867	0.092	+1.1%
1868	0.092	+0.0%
1869	0.092	+0.0%
1870	0.093	+1.1%
1871	0.093	+0.0%
1872	0.093	+0.0%
1873	0.093	+0.0%
1874	0.096	+3.2%
1875	0.096	+0.0%
1876	0.096	+0.0%
1877	0.096	+0.0%
1878	0.055	-42.7%
1879	0.055	+0.0%
1880	0.055	+0.0%
1881	0.039	-29.1%
1882	0.039	+0.0%
1883	0.039	+0.0%
1884	0.039	+0.0%
1885	0.04	+2.6%
1886	0.04	+0.0%
1887	0.04	+0.0%
1888	0.04	+0.0%
1889	0.04	+0.0%
1890	0.04	+0.0%
1891	0.04	+0.0%
1892	0.04	+0.0%
1893	0.04	+0.0%
1894	0.046	+15.0%
1895	0.046	+0.0%
1896	0.046	+0.0%
1897	0.045	-2.2%
1898	0.045	+0.0%
1899	0.045	+0.0%
1900	0.038	-15.6%
1901	0.039	+2.6%
1902	0.039	+0.0%
1903	0.039	+0.0%
1904	0.039	+0.0%
1905	0.038	-2.6%
1906	0.06	+57.9%
1907	0.063	+5.0%
1908	0.071	+12.7%
1909	0.073	+2.8%
1910	0.072	-1.4%
1911	0.074	+2.8%
1912	0.074	+0.0%
1913	0.074	+0.0%
1914	0.072	-2.7%
1915	0.07	-2.8%
1916	0.069	-1.4%
1917	0.063	-8.7%
1918	0.126	+100.0%
1919	0.145	+15.1%
1920	0.352	+142.8%
1921	0.443	+25.9%
1922	0.447	+0.9%
1923	0.45	+0.7%
1924	0.437	-2.9%
1925	0.437	+0.0%
1926	0.402	-8.0%
1927	0.136	-66.2%
1928	0.135	-0.7%
1929	0.136	+0.7%
1930	0.139	+2.2%
1931	0.139	+0.0%
1932	0.139	+0.0%
1933	0.139	+0.0%
1934	0.139	+0.0%
1935	0.138	-0.7%
1936	0.139	+0.7%
1937	0.133	-4.3%
1938	0.135	+1.5%
1939	0.134	-0.7%
1940	0.014	-89.6%
1941	0.014	+0.0%
1942	0.014	+0.0%
1943	0.014	+0.0%
1944	0.014	+0.0%
1945	0.014	+0.0%
1946	0.015	+7.1%
1947	0.015	+0.0%
1948	0.015	+0.0%
1949	0.015	+0.0%
1950	0.015	+0.0%
1951	0.015	+0.0%
1952	0.015	+0.0%
1953	0.015	+0.0%
1954	0.021	+40.0%
1955	0.021	+0.0%
1956	0.022	+4.8%
1957	0.024	+9.1%
1958	0.024	+0.0%
1959	0.024	+0.0%
1960	0.024	+0.0%
1961	0.024	+0.0%
1962	0.023	-4.2%
1963	0.023	+0.0%
1964	0.023	+0.0%
1965	0.023	+0.0%
1966	0.023	+0.0%
1967	0.023	+0.0%
1968	0.023	+0.0%
1969	0.023	+0.0%
1970	0.024	+4.3%
1971	0.025	+4.2%
1972	0.025	+0.0%
1973	0.025	+0.0%
1974	0.025	+0.0%
1975	0.025	+0.0%
1976	0.025	+0.0%
1977	0.024	-4.0%
1978	0.024	+0.0%
1979	0.025	+4.2%
1980	0.028	+12.0%
1981	0.028	+0.0%
1982	0.028	+0.0%
1983	0.027	-3.6%
1984	0.027	+0.0%
1985	0.029	+7.4%
1986	0.037	+27.6%
1987	0.041	+10.8%
1988	0.043	+4.9%
1989	0.064	+48.8%
1990	0.729	+1039.1%
1991	0.714	-2.1%
1992	0.731	+2.4%
1993	0.741	+1.4%
1994	0.757	+2.2%
1995	0.757	+0.0%
1996	0.753	-0.5%
1997	0.758	+0.7%
1998	0.754	-0.5%
1999	0.756	+0.3%
2000	0.759	+0.4%
2001	0.757	-0.3%
2002	0.757	+0.0%
2003	0.752	-0.7%
2004	0.759	+0.9%
2005	0.762	+0.4%
2006	0.761	-0.1%
2007	0.762	+0.1%
2008	0.765	+0.4%
2009	0.788	+3.0%
2010	0.794	+0.8%
2011	0.791	-0.4%
2012	0.783	-1.0%
2013	0.771	-1.5%
2014	0.773	+0.3%
2015	0.78	+0.9%
2016	0.772	-1.0%
2017	0.753	-2.5%
2018	0.754	+0.1%
2019	0.756	+0.3%
2020	0.745	-1.5%
2021	0.732	-1.7%
2022	0.734	+0.3%
2023	0.724	-1.4%
2024	0.732	+1.1%
2025	0.712	-2.7%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

Lithuania's 0.712 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Lithuania's 0.712 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.591, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1790s	0.014	0.014	0.014	5
1800s	0.0149	0.014	0.015	10
1810s	0.015	0.015	0.015	10
1820s	0.0142	0.014	0.015	10
1830s	0.0147	0.014	0.015	10
1840s	0.0152	0.015	0.016	10
1850s	0.0215	0.016	0.027	10
1860s	0.0637	0.027	0.092	10
1870s	0.0866	0.055	0.096	10
1880s	0.0411	0.039	0.055	10
1890s	0.0433	0.04	0.046	10
1900s	0.0499	0.038	0.073	10
1910s	0.0839	0.063	0.145	10
1920s	0.3375	0.135	0.45	10
1930s	0.1374	0.133	0.139	10
1940s	0.0144	0.014	0.015	10
1950s	0.0196	0.015	0.024	10
1960s	0.0232	0.023	0.024	10
1970s	0.0247	0.024	0.025	10
1980s	0.0352	0.027	0.064	10
1990s	0.745	0.714	0.758	10
2000s	0.7622	0.752	0.788	10
2010s	0.7727	0.753	0.794	10
2020s	0.7298	0.712	0.745	6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

24 Japan 0.734 compare
25 Iceland 0.72 compare
26 Portugal 0.717 compare
28 Brazil 0.704 compare
28 Taiwan 0.704 compare
30 United Kingdom 0.689 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Lithuania?: Liberal democracy index in Lithuania was 0.712 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 0.794 in 2010.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1795.
How does Lithuania rank for liberal democracy index?: Lithuania ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 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.