Italy vs Lithuania: Democracy

Italy
8
in 2025
Lithuania
8
in 2025
Italy rank
23rd
Lithuania rank
23rd

Democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 8 against 8 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Lithuania ahead.

Italy ranks 23rd and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 13 and Lithuania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Lithuania Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 1.5 0 1.5 Italy
1870s 3 0 3 Italy
1880s 3 0 3 Italy
1890s 3 0 3 Italy
1900s 3 0 3 Italy
1910s 3 0.3 2.7 Italy
1920s 1.2 4.2 3 Lithuania
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 2.1 0 2.1 Italy
1950s 6 0 6 Italy
1960s 6 0 6 Italy
1970s 8 0 8 Italy
1980s 8 0 8 Italy
1990s 8 7.6 0.4 Italy
2000s 8 8.7 0.7 Lithuania
2010s 8 8.1 0.1 Lithuania
2020s 8 7.17 0.8333 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Italy or Lithuania?
Italy, at 8 against 8 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Lithuania?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lithuania?
211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Lithuania rank globally for democracy?
Italy ranks 23rd and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.