Lithuania vs Russia: Democratic change
Lithuania
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Lithuania rank
23rd
Russia rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Lithuania
- Russia
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Russia ahead.
Lithuania ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Lithuania or Russia?
- Lithuania, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Lithuania and Russia?
- 0, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Russia rank globally for democratic change?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.