Denmark vs Lithuania: Democracy

Denmark
4
in 2025
Lithuania
4
in 2025
Denmark rank
17th
Lithuania rank
17th

Democracy over time

  • Denmark
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4 against 4 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 17th of 172 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Lithuania Difference Ahead
1910s 4 1 3 Denmark
1920s 4 2.8 1.2 Denmark
1930s 4 1 3 Denmark
1990s 4 4 0
2000s 4 4 0
2010s 4 4 0
2020s 4 4 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Denmark or Lithuania?
Denmark, at 4 against 4 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Lithuania?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for democracy?
Denmark ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 17th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Episodes of Regime Transformation (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
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).