What is rule of law index in Lithuania?

Rule of law index in Lithuania was 0.92 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 0.964 in 2015.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1825.

How does Lithuania rank for rule of law index?

Lithuania ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Lithuania

Name: Rule of Law Index in Lithuania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Rule of Law Index was 0.92 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.92

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

30th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.964

in 2015

All-time low

0.049

in 1825

Years of data

231

1795–2025

Rule of Law Index in Lithuania, 1795–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.92 for rule of law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Lithuania peaked at 0.964 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.049, in 1825.

That places Lithuania 30th 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.

Rule of Law Index in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Lithuania, 1795 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1795	0.058	—
1796	0.058	+0.0%
1797	0.058	+0.0%
1798	0.058	+0.0%
1799	0.058	+0.0%
1800	0.058	+0.0%
1801	0.058	+0.0%
1802	0.058	+0.0%
1803	0.058	+0.0%
1804	0.058	+0.0%
1805	0.058	+0.0%
1806	0.058	+0.0%
1807	0.058	+0.0%
1808	0.058	+0.0%
1809	0.058	+0.0%
1810	0.058	+0.0%
1811	0.058	+0.0%
1812	0.058	+0.0%
1813	0.058	+0.0%
1814	0.058	+0.0%
1815	0.058	+0.0%
1816	0.058	+0.0%
1817	0.058	+0.0%
1818	0.058	+0.0%
1819	0.058	+0.0%
1820	0.058	+0.0%
1821	0.058	+0.0%
1822	0.058	+0.0%
1823	0.058	+0.0%
1824	0.058	+0.0%
1825	0.049	-15.5%
1826	0.049	+0.0%
1827	0.049	+0.0%
1828	0.049	+0.0%
1829	0.049	+0.0%
1830	0.049	+0.0%
1831	0.049	+0.0%
1832	0.049	+0.0%
1833	0.062	+26.5%
1834	0.062	+0.0%
1835	0.062	+0.0%
1836	0.062	+0.0%
1837	0.062	+0.0%
1838	0.062	+0.0%
1839	0.062	+0.0%
1840	0.062	+0.0%
1841	0.062	+0.0%
1842	0.071	+14.5%
1843	0.071	+0.0%
1844	0.071	+0.0%
1845	0.071	+0.0%
1846	0.071	+0.0%
1847	0.071	+0.0%
1848	0.071	+0.0%
1849	0.071	+0.0%
1850	0.071	+0.0%
1851	0.071	+0.0%
1852	0.071	+0.0%
1853	0.071	+0.0%
1854	0.071	+0.0%
1855	0.151	+112.7%
1856	0.151	+0.0%
1857	0.151	+0.0%
1858	0.151	+0.0%
1859	0.151	+0.0%
1860	0.151	+0.0%
1861	0.164	+8.6%
1862	0.164	+0.0%
1863	0.164	+0.0%
1864	0.285	+73.8%
1865	0.419	+47.0%
1866	0.517	+23.4%
1867	0.517	+0.0%
1868	0.538	+4.1%
1869	0.538	+0.0%
1870	0.58	+7.8%
1871	0.58	+0.0%
1872	0.58	+0.0%
1873	0.58	+0.0%
1874	0.596	+2.8%
1875	0.596	+0.0%
1876	0.596	+0.0%
1877	0.596	+0.0%
1878	0.411	-31.0%
1879	0.411	+0.0%
1880	0.411	+0.0%
1881	0.342	-16.8%
1882	0.342	+0.0%
1883	0.342	+0.0%
1884	0.342	+0.0%
1885	0.356	+4.1%
1886	0.356	+0.0%
1887	0.356	+0.0%
1888	0.356	+0.0%
1889	0.356	+0.0%
1890	0.356	+0.0%
1891	0.356	+0.0%
1892	0.356	+0.0%
1893	0.356	+0.0%
1894	0.356	+0.0%
1895	0.356	+0.0%
1896	0.356	+0.0%
1897	0.356	+0.0%
1898	0.356	+0.0%
1899	0.356	+0.0%
1900	0.304	-14.6%
1901	0.299	-1.6%
1902	0.301	+0.7%
1903	0.301	+0.0%
1904	0.299	-0.7%
1905	0.275	-8.0%
1906	0.309	+12.4%
1907	0.313	+1.3%
1908	0.334	+6.7%
1909	0.34	+1.8%
1910	0.338	-0.6%
1911	0.338	+0.0%
1912	0.338	+0.0%
1913	0.339	+0.3%
1914	0.331	-2.4%
1915	0.319	-3.6%
1916	0.296	-7.2%
1917	0.303	+2.4%
1918	0.706	+133.0%
1919	0.745	+5.5%
1920	0.777	+4.3%
1921	0.791	+1.8%
1922	0.793	+0.3%
1923	0.797	+0.5%
1924	0.797	+0.0%
1925	0.797	+0.0%
1926	0.784	-1.6%
1927	0.709	-9.6%
1928	0.702	-1.0%
1929	0.702	+0.0%
1930	0.721	+2.7%
1931	0.721	+0.0%
1932	0.721	+0.0%
1933	0.721	+0.0%
1934	0.721	+0.0%
1935	0.721	+0.0%
1936	0.719	-0.3%
1937	0.716	-0.4%
1938	0.716	+0.0%
1939	0.716	+0.0%
1940	0.137	-80.9%
1941	0.138	+0.7%
1942	0.139	+0.7%
1943	0.139	+0.0%
1944	0.139	+0.0%
1945	0.139	+0.0%
1946	0.143	+2.9%
1947	0.143	+0.0%
1948	0.131	-8.4%
1949	0.131	+0.0%
1950	0.126	-3.8%
1951	0.125	-0.8%
1952	0.125	+0.0%
1953	0.138	+10.4%
1954	0.186	+34.8%
1955	0.186	+0.0%
1956	0.195	+4.8%
1957	0.195	+0.0%
1958	0.194	-0.5%
1959	0.194	+0.0%
1960	0.205	+5.7%
1961	0.195	-4.9%
1962	0.195	+0.0%
1963	0.195	+0.0%
1964	0.17	-12.8%
1965	0.17	+0.0%
1966	0.17	+0.0%
1967	0.171	+0.6%
1968	0.168	-1.8%
1969	0.166	-1.2%
1970	0.159	-4.2%
1971	0.165	+3.8%
1972	0.165	+0.0%
1973	0.165	+0.0%
1974	0.165	+0.0%
1975	0.165	+0.0%
1976	0.165	+0.0%
1977	0.165	+0.0%
1978	0.165	+0.0%
1979	0.165	+0.0%
1980	0.165	+0.0%
1981	0.165	+0.0%
1982	0.168	+1.8%
1983	0.164	-2.4%
1984	0.164	+0.0%
1985	0.17	+3.7%
1986	0.163	-4.1%
1987	0.186	+14.1%
1988	0.192	+3.2%
1989	0.194	+1.0%
1990	0.912	+370.1%
1991	0.909	-0.3%
1992	0.918	+1.0%
1993	0.931	+1.4%
1994	0.931	+0.0%
1995	0.931	+0.0%
1996	0.931	+0.0%
1997	0.931	+0.0%
1998	0.931	+0.0%
1999	0.931	+0.0%
2000	0.94	+1.0%
2001	0.947	+0.7%
2002	0.947	+0.0%
2003	0.93	-1.8%
2004	0.945	+1.6%
2005	0.946	+0.1%
2006	0.947	+0.1%
2007	0.95	+0.3%
2008	0.953	+0.3%
2009	0.955	+0.2%
2010	0.958	+0.3%
2011	0.958	+0.0%
2012	0.955	-0.3%
2013	0.961	+0.6%
2014	0.962	+0.1%
2015	0.964	+0.2%
2016	0.96	-0.4%
2017	0.954	-0.6%
2018	0.951	-0.3%
2019	0.952	+0.1%
2020	0.955	+0.3%
2021	0.955	+0.0%
2022	0.952	-0.3%
2023	0.944	-0.8%
2024	0.93	-1.5%
2025	0.92	-1.1%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

Lithuania's 0.92 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Lithuania's 0.92 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1790s	0.058	0.058	0.058	5
1800s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1810s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1820s	0.0535	0.049	0.058	10
1830s	0.0581	0.049	0.062	10
1840s	0.0692	0.062	0.071	10
1850s	0.111	0.071	0.151	10
1860s	0.3457	0.151	0.538	10
1870s	0.5526	0.411	0.596	10
1880s	0.3559	0.342	0.411	10
1890s	0.356	0.356	0.356	10
1900s	0.3075	0.275	0.34	10
1910s	0.4053	0.296	0.745	10
1920s	0.7649	0.702	0.797	10
1930s	0.7193	0.716	0.721	10
1940s	0.1379	0.131	0.143	10
1950s	0.1664	0.125	0.195	10
1960s	0.1805	0.166	0.205	10
1970s	0.1644	0.159	0.165	10
1980s	0.1731	0.163	0.194	10
1990s	0.9256	0.909	0.931	10
2000s	0.946	0.93	0.955	10
2010s	0.9575	0.951	0.964	10
2020s	0.9427	0.92	0.955	6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

27 Austria 0.932 compare
28 Barbados 0.927 compare
29 United States 0.924 compare
31 South Korea 0.917 compare
31 Taiwan 0.917 compare
33 Slovenia 0.9 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Lithuania?: Rule of law index in Lithuania was 0.92 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 0.964 in 2015.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1825.
How does Lithuania rank for rule of law index?: Lithuania ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.