Lithuania vs Sweden: Democracy
Lithuania
4
in 2025
Sweden
4
in 2025
Lithuania rank
17th
Sweden rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4 against 4 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Sweden ahead.
Lithuania ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Sweden |
| 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, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Lithuania, at 4 against 4 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Lithuania ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 17th of 175 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
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).