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Topic 10 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Lithuania: Peace & Security

Is a country at peace, and how heavily armed is it?

Lithuania is placed 42nd of 177 countries on peace & security in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Political Stability and Absence of Violence 0.933 (2025); Physical Violence Index 0.951 (2025).

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Peace & Security

42nd

of 177 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics23rd of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Lithuania on peace & security — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    Political Stability and Absence of Violence

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    0.933

    Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)

    Higher is better

    Lithuania: 0.933. Across the 211 countries in this edition, values run from -2.506 (Yemen) to 1.563 (Andorra); the world median is 0.171.

    World median
    0.171
    Best in Northern Europe
    1.321 Iceland
    Land neighbours
    Belarus -0.174 · Latvia 0.809 · Poland 0.694 · Russia -0.945

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Physical Violence Index

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    0.951

    Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)

    Higher is better

    Lithuania: 0.951. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from 0.053 (North Korea) to 0.989 (Sweden); the world median is 0.79.

    World median
    0.79
    Best in Northern Europe
    0.989 Iceland and Sweden
    Land neighbours
    Belarus 0.16 · Latvia 0.965 · Poland 0.914 · Russia 0.218

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Political Violence by Non-State Actors

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    -2.664

    Original latent estimate (≈ −3.5 to +4); higher = more violence

    Lower is better

    Lithuania: -2.664. Across the 171 countries in this edition, values run from -3.182 (Luxembourg) to 3.375 (Myanmar); the world median is -0.661.

    World median
    -0.661
    Best in Northern Europe
    -3.108 Iceland
    Land neighbours
    Belarus -0.772 · Latvia -2.666 · Poland -1.459 · Russia 1.05

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Global Militarisation Index

    Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY

    177.46

    GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)

    Lower is better

    Ranked 21st of 149 by BICC

    Lithuania: 177.46. Across the 149 countries in this edition, values run from 3.512 (Haiti) to 351.09 (Ukraine); the world median is 100.66.

    World median
    100.66
    Best in Northern Europe
    43.51 Ireland
    Land neighbours
    Belarus 186.44 · Latvia 116.64 · Poland 141.87 · Russia 215.5

03In context

Lithuania beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on peace & security, never a place within the region.

Northern Europe
1st177thNot placed · 47 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on peace & security

Lithuania and the countries it borders

Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingPolitical Stability and Absence of ViolencePolitical Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)Physical Violence IndexFreedom from political killings and torture (0–1)Political Violence by Non-State ActorsOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.5 to +4); higher = more violenceGlobal Militarisation IndexGMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Latvia23rd0.8090.965-2.666116.64
Lithuania42nd0.9330.951-2.664177.46
Poland64th0.6940.914-1.459141.87
Belarus146th-0.1740.16-0.772186.44
Russia=171st-0.9450.2181.05215.5

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on peace & security

The countries immediately above and below Lithuania in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Lithuania is ahead of the world, and behind

10 more statistics filed under peace & security, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median4

Statistics on which Lithuania does better than the middle country measured.

  • State Authority over TerritoryV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 95.3100No real change since 2015

    Lithuania: 100 · world median 95.3 · Territory under effective state control (% of official territory). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 47.56 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Government Cyber Security CapacityV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.1962.163▲ Improved since 2015

    Lithuania: 2.163 · world median 0.196 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -2.66 to 3.715; higher is better.

    Position 12th of 176 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • INFORM Risk IndexEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · 2025 · world median 3.72.1No real change since 2016

    Lithuania: 2.1 · world median 3.7 · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk). European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2026 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 8.5; lower is better.

    Position 165th of 191 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Military Dimension IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.10▼ Worsened since 2015

    Lithuania: 0 · world median 0.1 · Military dimension index (0–1; higher = larger military role). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare4

  • Deaths in Organized ViolenceUCDP · 2025 · world median 00No real change since 2015

    Lithuania: 0 · world median 0 · Deaths in organized violence (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 90,345; lower is better.

    Position 59th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Civilian Deaths in Organized ViolenceUCDP · 2025 · world median 00No real change since 2015

    Lithuania: 0 · world median 0 · Civilians killed in organized violence (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 65,911; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Deaths in State-Based Armed ConflictUCDP · 2025 · world median 00No real change since 2015

    Lithuania: 0 · world median 0 · Deaths in state-based armed conflict (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 90,323; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Deaths in Non-State ConflictUCDP · 2025 · world median 00No real change since 2015

    Lithuania: 0 · world median 0 · Deaths in non-state conflict (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 7,827; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No better end2

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Arms Imports (% of total imports)U.S. Department of State · 2019 · world median 0.30.2Moved since 2009

    Lithuania: 0.2 · world median 0.3 · Arms imports (% of all imports of goods and services). U.S. Department of State, 2019 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.

    Chart and every countryThe 2019 dataset

  • Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,272101Moved since 2015

    Lithuania: 101 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No current reading for Lithuania

Armed Forces Personnel (% of population) and Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Peace & Security among Lithuania’s 16 topics

Peace & Security is Lithuania’s 12th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Education & Knowledge5th of 198
  2. Gender & Equality6th of 183
  3. Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 15th of 198
  4. Governance & Institutions17th of 194
  5. Digital & Technologyjoint 18th of 198
  6. Economy & Innovation21st of 176
  7. Energy20th of 165
  8. Health & Wellbeing25th of 200
  9. Development & Human Capital29th of 196
  10. Risk & Resilience29th of 193
  11. Food & Agriculture43rd of 184
  12. Peace & Security42nd of 177
  13. Work & Labour48th of 182
  14. Mobility & Trade50th of 177
  15. Poverty & Inequalityjoint 70th of 159
  16. Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 89th of 186

06The top of the list

Who leads on peace & security

The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Lithuania can most readily be measured against.

All 177 countries
  1. 1

    Iceland

    Northern Europe

    1st of 177 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Costa Rica

    Central America

    2nd of 177 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Henry Zbyszynski from Capitola California, USA · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Malta

    Southern Europe

    3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Europe

    Iceland1st3/4 keys

  2. This page

    Lithuania42nd4/4 keys

Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Analysis

Charts and analysis about Lithuania and peace & security

All charts

08Questions

Lithuania on peace & security: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Lithuania rank on peace & security?

Lithuania is placed 42nd of 177 countries on Peace & Security in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Physical Violence Index, Political Violence by Non-State Actors and Global Militarisation Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Political Stability and Absence of Violence figure for Lithuania?

0.933 in 2025 (political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.171.

What is the latest Physical Violence Index figure for Lithuania?

0.951 in 2025 (freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)), according to V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg. The world median in the same edition was 0.79.

How does Lithuania compare with Russia on peace & security?

Russia is placed joint 171st of 177, and Lithuania 42nd. Political Stability and Absence of Violence: Russia -0.945, Lithuania 0.933; Physical Violence Index: Russia 0.218, Lithuania 0.951; Political Violence by Non-State Actors: Russia 1.05, Lithuania -2.664; Global Militarisation Index: Russia 215.5, Lithuania 177.46.

How have Lithuania’s peace & security figures changed?

Political Stability and Absence of Violence rose from 0.578 in 2000 to 0.933 in 2025; Physical Violence Index rose from 0.947 in 2000 to 0.951 in 2025; Political Violence by Non-State Actors rose from -2.866 in 2000 to -2.664 in 2025; Global Militarisation Index rose from 72.11 in 2000 to 177.46 in 2023.

Which peace & security statistics are missing for Lithuania?

No current reading is published for Lithuania on Armed Forces Personnel (% of population) and Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Deaths in armed conflict and violent deaths per person are published here as context, because the counts are uneven between years and between sources. Crime in daily life and personal safety are not covered. Humanitarian crises driven by conflict appear in Risk & Resilience.

About peace & security, in full

How the Peace & Security standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The peace & security method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 10 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Lithuania’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Lithuania: Peace & Security — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/lithuania/security

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