Free and Fair Elections Index in Lithuania
Lithuania: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.882 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.882
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
39th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.94
in 2010
All-time low
0
in 1795
Years of data
231
1795–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Lithuania, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for free and fair elections index in Lithuania is 0.882, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Lithuania peaked at 0.94 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1795.
That places Lithuania 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0.048 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0.536 | — |
| 1921 | 0.748 | +39.6% |
| 1922 | 0.752 | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.765 | +1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.735 | -3.9% |
| 1927 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0.204 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0.227 | — |
| 1941 | 0.201 | -11.5% |
| 1942 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.249 | +23.9% |
| 1947 | 0.251 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.272 | +8.4% |
| 1951 | 0.274 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.27 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.272 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.273 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.189 | -30.8% |
| 1963 | 0.167 | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.166 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.239 | +44.0% |
| 1971 | 0.299 | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.294 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.289 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.292 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.286 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.284 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.277 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.416 | +50.2% |
| 1990 | 0.789 | +89.7% |
| 1991 | 0.926 | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.914 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.935 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.937 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.935 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.926 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.923 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.912 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.913 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.916 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.906 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.898 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.905 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.937 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.94 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.931 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.92 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.933 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.94 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.928 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.918 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.922 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.928 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.915 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.893 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.903 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.892 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.882 | -1.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.882 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.882 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | -100.0% | 0.048 | 0 |
| 1927 | -100.0% | 0.735 | 0 |
| 1937 | -100.0% | 0.204 | 0 |
| 1990 | +89.7% | 0.416 | 0.789 |
| 1989 | +50.2% | 0.277 | 0.416 |
| 1970 | +44.0% | 0.166 | 0.239 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0048 | 0 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5066 | 0 | 0.765 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0204 | 0 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2234 | 0.201 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2719 | 0.27 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.19 | 0.166 | 0.273 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2878 | 0.239 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2999 | 0.277 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9162 | 0.789 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9106 | 0.898 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.93 | 0.918 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8963 | 0.882 | 0.915 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Lithuania?
- Free and fair elections index in Lithuania was 0.882 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2010.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1795.
- How does Lithuania rank for free and fair elections index?
- Lithuania ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.