Latvia vs Lithuania: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Latvia
0.873
in 2025
Lithuania
0.878
in 2025
Latvia rank
21st
Lithuania rank
20th
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.878 against 0.873 in Latvia, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 20th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.1486 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2448 | 0.2497 | 0.0049 | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.7028 | 0.5785 | 0.1243 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.6553 | 0.5507 | 0.1046 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.6908 | 0.6908 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.7844 | 0.7844 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8139 | 0.8139 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8155 | 0.8155 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.8013 | 0.8013 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7933 | 0.8741 | 0.0808 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.8084 | 0.9114 | 0.103 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.8564 | 0.8924 | 0.036 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.8585 | 0.8735 | 0.015 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.878 against 0.873 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.005, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Latvia ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 20th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. 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 the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.