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

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

South Korea vs Lithuania: Liberal Political Institutions Index

South Korea

0.912

in 2025

Lithuania

0.923

in 2025

South Korea rank

18th

Lithuania rank

17th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

South Korea
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.923 against 0.912 in South Korea, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 18th and Lithuania ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 11 and Lithuania in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.063	0.0534	0.0096	South Korea
1800s	0.0592	0.0558	0.0034	South Korea
1810s	0.059	0.056	0.003	South Korea
1820s	0.059	0.0544	0.0046	South Korea
1830s	0.059	0.0564	0.0026	South Korea
1840s	0.0587	0.0574	0.0013	South Korea
1850s	0.056	0.083	0.027	Lithuania
1860s	0.0584	0.2468	0.1884	Lithuania
1870s	0.0596	0.3386	0.279	Lithuania
1880s	0.0634	0.1577	0.0943	Lithuania
1890s	0.0929	0.167	0.0741	Lithuania
1900s	0.128	0.1748	0.0468	Lithuania
1910s	0.082	0.2811	0.1991	Lithuania
1920s	0.0827	0.6437	0.561	Lithuania
1930s	0.0816	0.4681	0.3865	Lithuania
1940s	0.1619	0.0312	0.1307	South Korea
1950s	0.3762	0.0472	0.329	South Korea
1960s	0.3469	0.0637	0.2832	South Korea
1970s	0.2771	0.0649	0.2122	South Korea
1980s	0.4118	0.0965	0.3153	South Korea
1990s	0.833	0.9218	0.0888	Lithuania
2000s	0.9125	0.9438	0.0313	Lithuania
2010s	0.8873	0.9483	0.061	Lithuania
2020s	0.9007	0.9393	0.0387	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, South Korea or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.923 against 0.912 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between South Korea and Lithuania?: 0.011, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Lithuania rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: South Korea ranks 18th 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.