Denmark vs Lithuania: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Denmark
0.713
in 2025
Lithuania
0.668
in 2025
Denmark rank
7th
Lithuania rank
9th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.713 against 0.668 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.045.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 20 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.06 | 0.086 | 0.026 | Lithuania |
| 1800s | 0.06 | 0.086 | 0.026 | Lithuania |
| 1810s | 0.06 | 0.086 | 0.026 | Lithuania |
| 1820s | 0.06 | 0.086 | 0.026 | Lithuania |
| 1830s | 0.182 | 0.086 | 0.096 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 0.3995 | 0.086 | 0.3135 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0.4344 | 0.086 | 0.3484 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.5295 | 0.2844 | 0.2451 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.57 | 0.2987 | 0.2713 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.61 | 0.299 | 0.311 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.61 | 0.114 | 0.496 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.6107 | 0.1172 | 0.4935 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.6257 | 0.1725 | 0.4532 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.6844 | 0.3791 | 0.3053 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.664 | 0.2737 | 0.3903 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.6586 | 0.049 | 0.6096 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.6923 | 0.049 | 0.6433 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.747 | 0.1659 | 0.5811 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.7296 | 0.2132 | 0.5164 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.7332 | 0.2289 | 0.5043 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.7619 | 0.667 | 0.0949 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.7406 | 0.6763 | 0.0643 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.7192 | 0.7006 | 0.0186 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.7105 | 0.6958 | 0.0147 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Denmark, at 0.713 against 0.668 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 0.045, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Denmark ranks 7th 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.