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Lithuania

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LT · LTU · #121 · 7 cities

Nomad score 65/100 Compare

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
Leaders
TitleName
President of LithuaniaGitanas NausÄ—da
Prime Minister of LithuaniaInga 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
Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

Democracy index

Electoral (2025)
0.786
Liberal
0.712
Participatory
0.560
Deliberative
0.662
Egalitarian
0.686
Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

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
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom. Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

Press freedom historical data

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 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2020 78.8 28 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2019 77.9 30 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2018 77.8 36 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2017 78.6 36 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 93.1
2016 80.1 35 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 78.0
2015 81.2 31 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 83.9
2014 80.8 32 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
2013 81.8 33 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index, 0-100 scale (higher is better). Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

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