Liberal democracy in Lithuania
Lithuania: Liberal democracy was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Liberal democracy in Lithuania, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 3 for liberal democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 231 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal democracy in Lithuania peaked at 3 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1795.
Lithuania ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Australia 3 compare
- 1 Austria 3 compare
- 1 Barbados 3 compare
- 1 Belgium 3 compare
- 1 Chile 3 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 3 compare
- 1 Cyprus 3 compare
- 1 Czechia 3 compare
- 1 Denmark 3 compare
- 1 Estonia 3 compare
- 1 Finland 3 compare
- 1 France 3 compare
- 1 Germany 3 compare
- 1 Iceland 3 compare
- 1 Italy 3 compare
- 1 Japan 3 compare
- 1 Latvia 3 compare
- 1 Netherlands 3 compare
- 1 New Zealand 3 compare
- 1 Norway 3 compare
- 1 Seychelles 3 compare
- 1 South Korea 3 compare
- 1 Spain 3 compare
- 1 Sweden 3 compare
- 1 Switzerland 3 compare
- 1 Taiwan 3 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 3 compare
- 1 Uruguay 3 compare
More social development data for Lithuania
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 54,381 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 101 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.786 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.712 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.913 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.913 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal democracy in Lithuania?
- Liberal democracy in Lithuania was 3 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal democracy recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1993.
- What is the lowest liberal democracy recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1795.
- How does Lithuania rank for liberal democracy?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal democracy rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.