Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 65/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 82.3/100 #14
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.786
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Lithuania | Gitanas NausÄ—da |
| Prime Minister of Lithuania | Inga RuginienÄ— |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 8.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 65 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.786
- Liberal
- 0.712
- Participatory
- 0.560
- Deliberative
- 0.662
- Egalitarian
- 0.686
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 82.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #14 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #17
- 80.8
- Economic #15
- 68.8
- Legal #18
- 83.2
- Social #8
- 85.4
- Safety #16
- 93.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.3 | 14 | 80.8 | 68.8 | 83.2 | 85.4 | 93.1 |
| 2024 | 81.7 | 13 | 80.8 | 70.7 | 81.4 | 83.6 | 92.1 |
| 2023 | 86.8 | 7 | 88.0 | 77.7 | 84.5 | 89.4 | 94.3 |
| 2022 | 84.1 | 9 | 87.0 | 72.2 | 84.5 | 89.7 | 87.4 |
| 2021 | 79.9 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 78.8 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 77.9 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 77.8 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 78.6 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 80.1 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2015 | 81.2 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 80.8 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 81.8 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 4.0 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 7.0 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 6.5 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |