Economic Freedom Summary Index, Economic Freedom of the World, 25 Sep 2025
2023 overall score: 7.57, rank: 33
Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Lietuvos Respublika
Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of northern-eastern Europe. One of the three Baltic states, it is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.8 million people as of 2017, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians are a Baltic people. The official language, Lithuanian, along with Latvian, is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 55° N — Longitude: 24° E
Area: 65,300 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: LT
Measures of Freedom
Human Freedom Index [PDF], The Human Freedom Index 2023: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom
2021: 8.39, Rank: 17, Personal freedom: 8.71, Economic freedom: 7.95
2021: 8.39, Rank: 17, Personal freedom: 8.71, Economic freedom: 7.95
Lithuania: Country Profile, Freedom in the World, 2025
Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 89/100, Political Rights: 38/40, Civil Liberties: 51/60
Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 89/100, Political Rights: 38/40, Civil Liberties: 51/60
Lithuania is a democracy in which political rights and civil liberties are generally respected. Chronic problems including corruption and socioeconomic inequality often arouse public dissatisfaction with the government, political parties, and other institutions. Women, LGBT+ people, members of the Romany, Jewish, Muslim, Russian, and Polish minorities, and some other groups experience varying degrees of discrimination and underrepresentation in politics.
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