Estonia vs Lithuania: Democracy
Estonia
2
in 2018
Lithuania
2
in 2018
Estonia rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2 against 2 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 100 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 2 against 2 in Lithuania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2018.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).