Lithuania
Country in Europe
In brief
Rule of law, score 0–100: 81.2 (2025). World rank 23 of 207 (1 = best); in Europe, 17 of 45. Regulatory quality, score 0–100: 77.4 (2025). World rank 19 of 205 (1 = best); in Europe, 13 of 45. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 79.3 (2025). World rank 25 of 205 (1 = best); in Europe, 19 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 23.4% → 28.4%, rule of law 72.9 → 81.2 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 61.6 → 68.6 (score 0–100). Better than all its neighbours (Belarus, Latvia, Poland, and Russia): voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption.
State
- Form of government
- Semi-presidential republic
- Head of state
- Gitanas Nausėda
- Head of government
- Mindaugas Sinkevičius
- Independence
- February 16, 1918
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 28.4% 2025