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

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

Germany vs Lithuania: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Germany

0.661

in 2025

Lithuania

0.668

in 2025

Germany rank

10th

Lithuania rank

9th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Germany
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.668 against 0.661 in Germany, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 15 and Lithuania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.116	0.086	0.03	Germany
1800s	0.1215	0.086	0.0355	Germany
1810s	0.154	0.086	0.068	Germany
1820s	0.154	0.086	0.068	Germany
1830s	0.154	0.086	0.068	Germany
1840s	0.1674	0.086	0.0814	Germany
1850s	0.221	0.086	0.135	Germany
1860s	0.2659	0.2844	0.0185	Lithuania
1870s	0.4011	0.2987	0.1024	Germany
1880s	0.405	0.299	0.106	Germany
1890s	0.443	0.114	0.329	Germany
1900s	0.4565	0.1172	0.3393	Germany
1910s	0.4672	0.1725	0.2947	Germany
1920s	0.6379	0.3791	0.2588	Germany
1930s	0.3157	0.2737	0.042	Germany
1940s	0.1176	0.049	0.0686	Germany
1990s	0.6612	0.6828	0.0216	Lithuania
2000s	0.662	0.6763	0.0143	Lithuania
2010s	0.662	0.7006	0.0386	Lithuania
2020s	0.6617	0.6958	0.0342	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Germany or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.668 against 0.661 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Germany and Lithuania?: 0.007, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lithuania?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Germany ranks 10th 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

Indicator: Participatory 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, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.