Australia vs Lithuania: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Australia
0.729
in 2025
Lithuania
0.668
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Lithuania rank
9th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Australia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.729 against 0.668 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.061.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Lithuania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.074 | 0.086 | 0.012 | Lithuania |
| 1800s | 0.074 | 0.086 | 0.012 | Lithuania |
| 1810s | 0.074 | 0.086 | 0.012 | Lithuania |
| 1820s | 0.1136 | 0.086 | 0.0276 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.17 | 0.086 | 0.084 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.188 | 0.086 | 0.102 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.3702 | 0.086 | 0.2842 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.608 | 0.2844 | 0.3236 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.608 | 0.2987 | 0.3093 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.608 | 0.299 | 0.309 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.602 | 0.114 | 0.488 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.664 | 0.1172 | 0.5468 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.678 | 0.1725 | 0.5055 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.6703 | 0.3791 | 0.2912 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.6575 | 0.2737 | 0.3838 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.6591 | 0.049 | 0.6101 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.6657 | 0.049 | 0.6167 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.6464 | 0.1659 | 0.4805 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.7048 | 0.2132 | 0.4916 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.7255 | 0.2289 | 0.4966 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6797 | 0.667 | 0.0127 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6613 | 0.6763 | 0.015 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.6446 | 0.7006 | 0.056 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.6878 | 0.6958 | 0.008 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Australia or Lithuania?
- Australia, at 0.729 against 0.668 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Australia and Lithuania?
- 0.061, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Lithuania rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.