Lithuania vs Sweden: Liberal political institutions
Lithuania
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Lithuania rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 231 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 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 liberal political institutions, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Lithuania, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Lithuania ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political 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 has meaningfully liberal political institutions