Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Lithuania
Lithuania: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.932 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.932
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.965
in 2010
All-time low
0.005
in 1940
Years of data
231
1795–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Lithuania, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lithuania stood at 0.932.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lithuania peaked at 0.965 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1940.
Lithuania ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0.026 | — |
| 1796 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.029 | +11.5% |
| 1799 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.033 | +13.8% |
| 1802 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.028 | -15.2% |
| 1823 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 1827 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.025 | -13.8% |
| 1831 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.029 | +16.0% |
| 1833 | 0.04 | +37.9% |
| 1834 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +14.3% |
| 1836 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.034 | -15.0% |
| 1838 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.05 | +47.1% |
| 1849 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.068 | +36.0% |
| 1856 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.064 | -5.9% |
| 1861 | 0.115 | +79.7% |
| 1862 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.129 | +12.2% |
| 1864 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.198 | +53.5% |
| 1866 | 0.208 | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 0.224 | +7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.274 | +10.9% |
| 1875 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.222 | -19.0% |
| 1879 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.186 | -16.2% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.267 | +43.5% |
| 1895 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.251 | -6.0% |
| 1898 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.257 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.258 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.262 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.263 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.225 | -14.4% |
| 1906 | 0.266 | +18.2% |
| 1907 | 0.271 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.302 | +11.4% |
| 1909 | 0.315 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.319 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.325 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.316 | -3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.279 | -11.7% |
| 1916 | 0.263 | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.279 | +6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.53 | +90.0% |
| 1919 | 0.64 | +20.8% |
| 1920 | 0.693 | +8.3% |
| 1921 | 0.747 | +7.8% |
| 1922 | 0.751 | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.772 | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 0.771 | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.77 | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.765 | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.601 | -21.4% |
| 1928 | 0.601 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.613 | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.641 | +4.6% |
| 1931 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.634 | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.637 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.644 | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.658 | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 0.649 | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.005 | -99.2% |
| 1941 | 0.006 | +20.0% |
| 1942 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.007 | +16.7% |
| 1946 | 0.008 | +14.3% |
| 1947 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.007 | -12.5% |
| 1949 | 0.006 | -14.3% |
| 1950 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1951 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.008 | +60.0% |
| 1954 | 0.06 | +650.0% |
| 1955 | 0.063 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.077 | +22.2% |
| 1957 | 0.086 | +11.7% |
| 1958 | 0.087 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.089 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.092 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.096 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.094 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.097 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.152 | +39.4% |
| 1987 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.172 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.173 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.911 | +426.6% |
| 1991 | 0.902 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.917 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.923 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.924 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.926 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.931 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.946 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.951 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.957 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.959 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.965 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.959 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.955 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.947 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.942 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.917 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.935 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.93 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.932 | +0.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.932 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.932 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.0272 | 0.026 | 0.029 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0.0326 | 0.029 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0294 | 0.028 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0336 | 0.025 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0372 | 0.034 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.059 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.163 | 0.064 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2528 | 0.222 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.186 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2304 | 0.186 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2675 | 0.225 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3594 | 0.263 | 0.64 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7084 | 0.601 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6427 | 0.634 | 0.658 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0065 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0483 | 0.005 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0929 | 0.089 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.093 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1237 | 0.09 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9201 | 0.902 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9487 | 0.931 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9587 | 0.947 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9318 | 0.917 | 0.942 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lithuania?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Lithuania was 0.932 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.965 in 2010.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1940.
- How does Lithuania rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.