Which has higher free and fair elections index, Lithuania or United States?

United States, at 0.902 against 0.882 in Lithuania as of 2025.

What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Lithuania and United States?

0.02, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United States?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs United States: Free and Fair Elections Index

Lithuania

0.882

in 2025

United States

0.902

in 2025

Lithuania rank

39th

United States rank

36th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Lithuania
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.902 against 0.882 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was United States ahead.

Lithuania ranks 39th and United States ranks 36th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and United States in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	United States	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0	0.376	0.376	United States
1800s	0	0.3723	0.3723	United States
1810s	0	0.3744	0.3744	United States
1820s	0	0.3333	0.3333	United States
1830s	0	0.3745	0.3745	United States
1840s	0	0.2498	0.2498	United States
1850s	0	0.2055	0.2055	United States
1860s	0	0.2106	0.2106	United States
1870s	0	0.1545	0.1545	United States
1880s	0	0.1476	0.1476	United States
1890s	0	0.3011	0.3011	United States
1900s	0	0.5227	0.5227	United States
1910s	0.0048	0.5397	0.5349	United States
1920s	0.5066	0.5365	0.0299	United States
1930s	0.0204	0.5581	0.5377	United States
1940s	0.2234	0.62	0.3966	United States
1950s	0.2719	0.6771	0.4052	United States
1960s	0.19	0.732	0.542	United States
1970s	0.2878	0.8084	0.5206	United States
1980s	0.2999	0.8788	0.5789	United States
1990s	0.9162	0.891	0.0252	Lithuania
2000s	0.9106	0.8875	0.0231	Lithuania
2010s	0.93	0.9177	0.0123	Lithuania
2020s	0.8963	0.871	0.0253	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Lithuania or United States?: United States, at 0.902 against 0.882 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Lithuania and United States?: 0.02, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United States?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and United States rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Lithuania ranks 39th and United States ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.