Independent rankings built from public data — every figure traceable to the body that published it.

Photo: (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Lithuania places highest on Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five (top 1% worldwide) and lowest on Ecological Footprint (bottom 6%).
Population
2,854,099
people
since 1950
Land area
62,590
km²
since 1992
GDP per person
48,840
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
76.03
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.895
HDI, 0–1
since 1990
Unemployment
6.731
% of the labour force
since 1991
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Strongest first. Each position is Lithuania’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
joint9thof 182
From 3 of 4 key statistics
13thof 191
From 3 of 3 key statistics
23rdof 178
From 3 of 3 key statistics
25thof 193
From 5 of 5 key statistics
27thof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
21stof 150
From 3 of 3 key statistics
joint39thof 194
From 3 of 3 key statistics
51stof 201
From 4 of 4 key statistics
48thof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
42ndof 147
From 3 of 3 key statistics
58thof 177
From 3 of 3 key statistics
65thof 161
From 3 of 3 key statistics
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Lithuania’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Lithuania in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Lithuania sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
In the top third of all countries measured. 11 are within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
Position · derived 59th of 59 · 1 = worst · 0 · 2025
world median 0
Position · derived 1st of 86 · 100 · 2019
world median 98.8 (better)
Position · derived 104th of 104 · 1 = worst · 2.5 · 2023
world median 5.2 (better) · ▼ 3 pts since 2013
Position · derived 158th of 160 · 1 = worst · 4 · 2024
world median 4,750 (better)
Position · derived 160th of 162 · 1 = worst · 1.036 · 2024
world median 13.8 (better)
Position · derived 5th of 95 · 92.47 · 2023
world median 65.76 (better) · ▲ 10 pts since 2013
Position · derived 138th of 143 · 1 = worst · 0.2 · 2025
world median 17.1 (better)
Position · derived 6th of 193 · 13.61 · 2023
world median 9.933 (better) · ▲ 6 pts since 2013
Position · derived 7th of 139 · 98.99 · 2024
world median 72.83 (better) · ▲ 27 pts since 2014
Position · derived 115th of 121 · 1 = worst · 0.13 · 2024
world median 3.691 (better) · ▼ 4 pts since 2014
Position · derived 85th of 93 · 1 = worst · 1.4 · 2023
world median 3.225 (better) · ▲ 5 pts since 2016
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 1 is within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
Position · derived 9th of 126 · 1 = worst · 5.712 · 2025
world median 2.296 (worse) · ▼ 6 pts since 2015
Position · derived 170th of 194 · 91.24 · 2022
world median 107.06 (worse) · ▼ 57 pts since 2012
Position · derived 105th of 120 · 27.32 · 2024
world median 65.93 (worse) · ▼ 59 pts since 2014
Rank 21st of 149 · 1 = worst · 177.46 · 2023
world median 100.66 (worse) · ▼ 42 pts since 2013
Position · derived 118th of 139 · 7.358 · 2020
world median 16.68 (worse)
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Lithuania can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
UNDP Human Development Report Office
33rd
of 141 · 1990
39th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 34 of 34 editions
Transparency International
47th
of 173 · 2012
28th
of 181 · 2025
Ranked in 14 of 14 editions
UNDP Human Development Report Office
34th
of 101 · 1995
24th
of 172 · 2023
Ranked in 29 of 34 editions
World Intellectual Property Organization
39th
of 132 · 2022
33rd
of 139 · 2025
Ranked in 4 of 4 editions
Growth Lab at Harvard University
43rd
of 140 · 1995
30th
of 145 · 2024
Ranked in 30 of 30 editions
Oxford Insights
26th
of 172 · 2020
29th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 6 of 6 editions
Where Lithuania has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
Where Lithuania has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
Nothing further moved meaningfully in this direction.
05In context
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking of 174, not within the region.
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world (of 174 placed).
06The evidence
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
top 37% of 132 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Lithuania 0.4 · world median 0.305 (better)
Best in the world 5.38 (Singapore)
▼ -21 percentile points since 2014
top 14% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Lithuania 85.1 · world median 50.46 (better)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
top 14% of 185 countries measured
UNICEF · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)
Lithuania 100 · world median 98.4 (better)
Best in the world 100 (53 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
top 15% of 182 countries measured · 182 share 181 positions
Transparency International · CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Lithuania 65 · world median 39 (better)
Best in the world 89 (Denmark)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2015
top 28% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Lithuania 19.33 · world median 16.21
Highest 38.94 (Ukraine)
▲ +19 percentile points since 2015
top 14% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Lithuania 65.31 · world median 40.19 (better)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
No real change since 2020
top 13% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Lithuania 1.201 · world median 0.01 (better)
Best in the world 2.28 (Singapore)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2014
bottom 49% of 68 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita)
Lithuania 17.76 · world median 17.81 (worse)
Best in the world 34.57 (South Korea)
▼ -23 percentile points since 2012
top 22% of 168 countries measured
Open Data Watch · ODIN overall score (0–100)
Lithuania 74 · world median 59 (better)
Best in the world 90 (2 countries tied)
▼ -18 percentile points since 2016
top 23% of 135 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector employment (% of total employment)
Lithuania 24.43 · world median 15.01
Highest 47.1 (Maldives)
No earlier reading to compare
top 24% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Lithuania 10.85 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2012
top 12% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Lithuania 1.292 · world median -0.09 (better)
Best in the world 2.132 (Singapore)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2014
top 10% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Lithuania 1.374 · world median -0.1 (better)
Best in the world 2.021 (Finland)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2014
top 11% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Lithuania 89.36 · world median 69.3 (better)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2016
bottom 15% of 139 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employees who are trade union members (%)
Lithuania 7.358 · world median 16.68 (worse)
Best in the world 91.42 (Iceland)
No earlier reading to compare
top 17% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Electoral democracy index (0–1)
Lithuania 0.786 · world median 0.497 (better)
Best in the world 0.913 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
top 11% of 208 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Lithuania 1.223 · world median -0.02 (better)
Best in the world 1.929 (Norway)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2014
top 17% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Lithuania 93.75 · world median 81.25 (better)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2014
top 4% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Lithuania 98.99 · world median 72.83 (better)
Best in the world 99.85 (Iceland)
▲ +27 percentile points since 2014
top 34% of 118 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI)
Lithuania 12.1 · world median 8.389 (better)
Best in the world 32.18 (Bangladesh)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2011
top 36% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Lithuania 45.89 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
bottom 22% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)
Lithuania 2.271 · world median 6.572
Highest 47.59 (Niger)
▼ -12 percentile points since 2015
top 31% of 179 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Lithuania 4,187 · world median 3,072 (better)
Best in the world 29,147 (Oman)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
bottom 36% of 103 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units)
Lithuania 1,068,771 · world median 1,827,788
Highest 299,703,800 (China)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2014
bottom 46% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Lithuania 105.08 · world median 106.23 (worse)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▲ +17 percentile points since 2012
top 20% of 145 countries measured
Growth Lab at Harvard University · ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Lithuania 0.828 · world median 0.131 (better)
Best in the world 1.729 (Japan)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2014
top 12% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Lithuania 72.98 · world median 36.34
Highest 199.76 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
top 45% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Lithuania 93.8 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
bottom 26% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Lithuania 99.53 · world median 106.08 (worse)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▼ -13 percentile points since 2012
bottom 42% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Lithuania 2.92 · world median 3.396 (worse)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2015
top 18% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Lithuania 48,840 · world median 17,265 (better)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2015
bottom 36% of 73 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
Lithuania 36.56 · world median 33.91 (worse)
Best in the world 24.08 (Slovakia)
▼ -17 percentile points since 2012
top 23% of 139 countries measured
World Intellectual Property Organization · GII score (0–100)
Lithuania 40.79 · world median 28.52 (better)
Best in the world 65.96 (Switzerland)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2022
bottom 46% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Lithuania 22.24 · world median 22.93
Highest 45.27 (Algeria)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
top 43% of 146 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross savings (% of GDP)
Lithuania 23.88 · world median 22.06
Highest 47.82 (Macau)
No real change since 2014
bottom 30% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Lithuania 54.57 · world median 62.04
Highest 133.34 (Somalia)
▼ -14 percentile points since 2015
top 24% of 120 countries measured · 120 share 119 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Lithuania 4.43 · world median 0.975 (better)
Best in the world 61.45 (Hong Kong)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2014
top 16% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Lithuania 69.12 · world median 41.72
Highest 196.89 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
bottom 38% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Lithuania 22.15 · world median 24.65
Highest 75.09 (Guyana)
▼ -28 percentile points since 2015
top 22% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Lithuania 0.812 · world median 0.609 (better)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
top 34% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Lithuania 93.12 · world median 56.21 (better)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▲ +27 percentile points since 2016
bottom 18% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Lithuania 0.22 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
bottom 12% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Lithuania 91.24 · world median 107.06 (worse)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▼ -57 percentile points since 2012
top 28% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · LPI score (1–5)
Lithuania 3.4 · world median 2.9 (better)
Best in the world 4.3 (Singapore)
No real change since 2014
top 39% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP)
Lithuania 13.13 · world median 11.26
Highest 43.97 (Puerto Rico)
▼ -22 percentile points since 2015
bottom 49% of 73 countries measured · 73 share 69 positions
World Bank Group · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Lithuania 0.42 · world median 0.42
Best in the world 0 (5 countries tied)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2012
top 47% of 73 countries measured · 73 share 71 positions
World Bank Group · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Lithuania 0.8 · world median 1.05 (better)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2012
top 32% of 73 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Lithuania 2.63 · world median 10.79 (better)
Best in the world 0.04 (Cyprus)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2012
top 28% of 73 countries measured
World Bank Group · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day
Lithuania 1.215 · world median 2.118 (better)
Best in the world 0.43 (Luxembourg)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2012
top 42% of 84 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP)
Lithuania 1.05 · world median 0.814 (better)
Best in the world 6.346 (Israel)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2013
bottom 29% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Lithuania 0.286 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2011
top 12% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports plus imports (% of GDP)
Lithuania 142.11 · world median 79.68
Highest 396.65 (Hong Kong)
No real change since 2015
top 24% of 126 countries measured · 126 share 99 positions
World Energy Council · Trilemma score (0–100)
Lithuania 75 · world median 63.8 (better)
Best in the world 83.2 (Denmark)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 29% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Lithuania 35.36 · world median 38.89
Highest 54.7 (Bhutan)
No real change since 2015
bottom 28% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Lithuania 4.663 · world median 14.38
Highest 85.34 (Burundi)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2015
top 20% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Lithuania 25.9 · world median 18.88
Highest 39.44 (Oman)
No real change since 2015
top 33% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in services (% of total employment)
Lithuania 69.44 · world median 59.51
Highest 92.17 (Djibouti)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
top 46% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Lithuania 58.68 · world median 57.72 (better)
Best in the world 86.9 (Qatar)
▲ +17 percentile points since 2015
bottom 31% of 52 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers
Lithuania 2.9 · world median 2.005 (worse)
Best in the world 0.12 (Belgium)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
top 33% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Lithuania 57.67 · world median 53.36 (better)
Best in the world 82.91 (Madagascar)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2015
top 42% of 86 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women in senior and middle management (% of managers)
Lithuania 37.42 · world median 35.86 (better)
Best in the world 56.69 (Nauru)
▼ -12 percentile points since 2014
top 31% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Lithuania 22.91 · world median 19.16 (better)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
top 21% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $)
Lithuania 97,346 · world median 47,384 (better)
Best in the world 262,554 (Luxembourg)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2015
top 22% of 97 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Informal employment (% of total employment)
Lithuania 4.493 · world median 36.83 (better)
Best in the world 0.857 (Hungary)
No earlier reading to compare
top 45% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Lithuania 62.92 · world median 61.66 (better)
Best in the world 87.01 (Qatar)
▲ +17 percentile points since 2015
top 20% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)
Lithuania 53.61 · world median 22.16 (better)
Best in the world 164.65 (Ireland)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
bottom 13% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Self-employed (% of total employment)
Lithuania 11.5 · world median 31.84
Highest 91.56 (Chad)
No real change since 2015
bottom 33% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lithuania 6.731 · world median 5.084 (worse)
Best in the world 0.13 (Qatar)
No real change since 2015
top 23% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lithuania 10.36 · world median 28.67 (better)
Best in the world 0.456 (Qatar)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
bottom 47% of 97 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Youth not in education, employment or training (%)
Lithuania 14.91 · world median 14.31 (worse)
Best in the world 3.975 (Iceland)
▼ -35 percentile points since 2014
bottom 47% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)
Lithuania 13.76 · world median 12.83 (worse)
Best in the world 0.457 (Niger)
No real change since 2015
top 6% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
Lithuania 99.82 · world median 93.99 (better)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
top 19% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Lithuania 16.45 · world median 13.34 (better)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2013
top 25% of 76 countries measured · 76 share 75 positions
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%)
Lithuania 11.39 · world median 5.494 (better)
Best in the world 87.12 (San Marino)
▲ +27 percentile points since 2015
top 3% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Lithuania 13.61 · world median 9.933 (better)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
top 5% of 121 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lithuania 0.13 · world median 3.691 (better)
Best in the world 0.004 (United Arab Emirates)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2014
top 29% of 79 countries measured
OECD · Mean mathematics score
Lithuania 475.15 · world median 442.09 (better)
Best in the world 574.66 (Singapore)
▲ +24 percentile points since 2012
top 40% of 79 countries measured
OECD · Mean reading score
Lithuania 471.83 · world median 440.35 (better)
Best in the world 542.55 (Singapore)
▲ +20 percentile points since 2012
top 36% of 79 countries measured
OECD · Mean science score
Lithuania 484.46 · world median 446.93 (better)
Best in the world 561.43 (Singapore)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2012
bottom 13% of 120 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%)
Lithuania 27.32 · world median 65.93 (worse)
Best in the world 99.85 (Moldova)
▼ -59 percentile points since 2014
top 19% of 165 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Primary completion rate (%)
Lithuania 99.66 · world median 97.43 (better)
Best in the world 100 (5 countries tied)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
top 29% of 77 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years)
Lithuania 16.11 · world median 14.59 (better)
Best in the world 21.01 (Monaco)
▼ -14 percentile points since 2014
top 22% of 109 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)
Lithuania 104.86 · world median 93.19 (better)
Best in the world 158.55 (Monaco)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2014
top 22% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)
Lithuania 75.62 · world median 52.77 (better)
Best in the world 141.86 (Macau)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2014
top 4% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%)
Lithuania 92.47 · world median 65.76 (better)
Best in the world 97.89 (Belarus)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2013
top 13% of 164 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Lithuania 92.31 · world median 64.87 (better)
Best in the world 99.27 (South Korea)
No real change since 2015
top 12% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
Lithuania 99.86 · world median 98.22 (better)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
top 6% of 86 countries measured
UNICEF · Births attended by skilled health staff (%)
Lithuania 100 · world median 98.8 (better)
Best in the world 100 (11 countries tied)
No real change since 2009
top 30% of 155 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Lithuania 3,343 · world median 2,982 (better)
Best in the world 3,962 (United States)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2014
top 13% of 172 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)
Lithuania 0.07 · world median 0.351 (better)
Best in the world 0.003 (Denmark)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
top 44% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Lithuania 2.98 · world median 4.02 (better)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
▲ +18 percentile points since 2011
top 19% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Lithuania 0.706 · world median 0.564 (better)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2010
top 20% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Lithuania 0.895 · world median 0.762 (better)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
top 44% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Lithuania 76.03 · world median 74.63 (better)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
top 20% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lithuania 7.67 · world median 46.65 (better)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
bottom 48% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Lithuania 1.57 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2014
top 16% of 133 countries measured · 133 share 127 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lithuania 1.2 · world median 4.7 (better)
Best in the world 0 (7 countries tied)
▲ +28 percentile points since 2015
top 19% of 165 countries measured · 165 share 104 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population undernourished (%)
Lithuania 2.5 · world median 5.2 (better)
Best in the world 2.5 (62 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
top 1% of 162 countries measured
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lithuania 1.036 · world median 13.8 (better)
Best in the world 0.518 (Latvia)
No earlier reading to compare
top 12% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lithuania 3.377 · world median 14.54 (better)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2014
top 28% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Lithuania 100 · world median 100
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
bottom 8% of 121 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)
Lithuania 0.207 · world median 3.66
Highest 89.04 (Bangladesh)
No earlier reading to compare
top 3% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Lithuania 0.802 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
No real change since 2013
bottom 3% of 161 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%)
Lithuania -180.4 · world median 42.8
Highest 100 (16 countries tied)
No real change since 2012
top 5% of 145 countries measured · 145 share 143 positions
UNICEF · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)
Lithuania 0.2 · world median 17.1 (better)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
top 21% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Lithuania 8.822 · world median 17.05 (better)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2013
top 9% of 93 countries measured
World Bank Group · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount)
Lithuania 1.4 · world median 3.225 (better)
Best in the world -49.69 (Malawi)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2016
top 37% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Lithuania 1.022 · world median 0.971 (better)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
top 38% of 180 countries measured · 180 share 179 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Land under cereal production (hectares)
Lithuania 1,344,490 · world median 689,278
Highest 103,715,108 (India)
No real change since 2013
top 15% of 156 countries measured · 156 share 150 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Lithuania 8.77 · world median 0.725 (better)
Best in the world 86.38 (Samoa)
No real change since 2014
top 19% of 156 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · PHDI (0–1)
Lithuania 0.751 · world median 0.678 (better)
Best in the world 0.827 (United Kingdom)
▼ -13 percentile points since 2013
top 38% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Lithuania 15,041 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
No real change since 2013
bottom 6% of 126 countries measured
Global Footprint Network · Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lithuania 5.712 · world median 2.296 (worse)
Best in the world 0.514 (Yemen)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2015
top 41% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Lithuania 35.23 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
top 1% of 160 countries measured
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) · New displacements by disaster (people)
Lithuania 4 · world median 4,750 (better)
Best in the world 1 (Serbia)
No earlier reading to compare
top 36% of 181 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)
Lithuania 5,460 · world median 2,528 (better)
Best in the world 445,023 (Iceland)
No real change since 2012
top 15% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Lithuania 84.32 · world median 31.14 (better)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▲ +18 percentile points since 2014
top 19% of 177 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lithuania 2.17 · world median 10 (better)
Best in the world 0.03 (Republic of the Congo)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
top 25% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Lithuania 2.32 · world median 4.17 (better)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2015
top 12% of 140 countries measured
OECD · SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Lithuania 12.3 · world median 25.2 (better)
Best in the world 6.7 (Norway)
No earlier reading to compare
top 35% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Lithuania 0 · world median 0
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
bottom 14% of 149 countries measured
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) · GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Lithuania 177.46 · world median 100.66 (worse)
Best in the world 3.512 (Haiti)
▼ -42 percentile points since 2013
top 12% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Lithuania 2.1 · world median 3.7 (better)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
No real change since 2016
top 16% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)
Lithuania 0.951 · world median 0.79 (better)
Best in the world 0.989 (2 countries tied)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2015
top 22% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Lithuania 0.939 · world median 0.04 (better)
Best in the world 1.582 (Liechtenstein)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2014
The newest edition of these reports does not include Lithuania. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
07Keep reading
08Method
How a standing is built from percentiles, why Lithuania can move because other countries moved, and why publishers measure between 120 and 215 countries each are set out in full in how a standing is made and what a standing cannot tell you.
The photograph of Lithuania on this page comes from Wikimedia Commons and is shown in greyscale. The photographer and the licence are named beside each one.
Nations Inquiry (2026). Lithuania: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/lithuania