Estonia vs Lithuania: Competitive elections
Estonia
1
in 2025
Lithuania
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for competitive elections?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.