Germany vs Lithuania: Democracy
Germany
7
in 2025
Lithuania
7
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Germany
- Lithuania
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7 against 7 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lithuania ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Germany |
| 1920s | 6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 7 | 6.3 | 0.7 | Germany |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Germany or Lithuania?
- Germany, at 7 against 7 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- 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?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for democracy?
- Germany 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).