Germany vs Lithuania: Democracy

Germany
2
in 2018
Lithuania
2
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Germany
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lithuania ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Lithuania Difference Ahead
1910s 1.5 1 0.5 Germany
1920s 2 0.8 1.2 Germany
1930s 0.6 0 0.6 Germany
1940s 0 0 0
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Germany
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Germany or Lithuania?
Germany, at 2 against 2 in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Lithuania?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lithuania?
56 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for democracy?
Germany 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).