Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Austria or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 0.923 against 0.909 in Austria as of 2025.

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

212 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Lithuania: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Austria

0.909

in 2025

Lithuania

0.923

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

Lithuania rank

17th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Austria
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.923 against 0.909 in Austria, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 212 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and Lithuania ranks 17th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.1816	0.0534	0.1282	Austria
1800s	0.186	0.0558	0.1302	Austria
1810s	0.195	0.056	0.139	Austria
1820s	0.204	0.0544	0.1496	Austria
1830s	0.204	0.0564	0.1476	Austria
1840s	0.2282	0.0574	0.1708	Austria
1850s	0.1733	0.0852	0.0881	Austria
1860s	0.361	0.23	0.131	Austria
1870s	0.677	0.3277	0.3493	Austria
1880s	0.677	0.1577	0.5193	Austria
1890s	0.677	0.167	0.51	Austria
1900s	0.677	0.1748	0.5022	Austria
1910s	0.6608	0.2811	0.3797	Austria
1920s	0.7684	0.6437	0.1247	Austria
1930s	0.5	0.4674	0.0326	Austria
1940s	0.7458	0.0316	0.7142	Austria
1950s	0.8054	0.0472	0.7582	Austria
1960s	0.824	0.0637	0.7603	Austria
1970s	0.8683	0.0649	0.8034	Austria
1980s	0.9028	0.0965	0.8063	Austria
1990s	0.9178	0.9218	0.004	Lithuania
2000s	0.9248	0.9438	0.019	Lithuania
2010s	0.9283	0.9483	0.02	Lithuania
2020s	0.919	0.9393	0.0203	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Austria or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.923 against 0.909 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Austria and Lithuania?: 0.014, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lithuania?: 212 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Austria and Lithuania rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Austria ranks 19th and Lithuania ranks 17th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.