Lithuania vs Romania: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Lithuania
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Lithuania rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Romania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Lithuania or Romania?
- Lithuania, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Lithuania and Romania?
- 0, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Lithuania ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.