What is women's political participation index in Lithuania?

Women's political participation index in Lithuania was 0.988 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 0.989 in 2024.

What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.158 in 1795.

How does Lithuania rank for women's political participation index?

Lithuania ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Participation Index in Lithuania

Name: Women's Political Participation Index in Lithuania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.988 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.988

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

46th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.989

in 2024

All-time low

0.158

in 1795

Years of data

225

1795–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Lithuania, 1795–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, women's political participation index in Lithuania stood at 0.988.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Lithuania peaked at 0.989 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.158, in 1795.

That places Lithuania 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Political Participation Index in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Lithuania, 1795 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1795	0.158	—
1796	0.158	+0.0%
1797	0.158	+0.0%
1798	0.158	+0.0%
1799	0.158	+0.0%
1800	0.158	+0.0%
1801	0.158	+0.0%
1802	0.158	+0.0%
1803	0.158	+0.0%
1804	0.158	+0.0%
1805	0.158	+0.0%
1806	0.158	+0.0%
1807	0.158	+0.0%
1808	0.158	+0.0%
1809	0.158	+0.0%
1810	0.158	+0.0%
1811	0.158	+0.0%
1812	0.158	+0.0%
1813	0.158	+0.0%
1814	0.158	+0.0%
1815	0.158	+0.0%
1816	0.158	+0.0%
1817	0.158	+0.0%
1818	0.158	+0.0%
1819	0.158	+0.0%
1820	0.158	+0.0%
1821	0.158	+0.0%
1822	0.158	+0.0%
1823	0.158	+0.0%
1824	0.158	+0.0%
1825	0.158	+0.0%
1826	0.158	+0.0%
1827	0.158	+0.0%
1828	0.158	+0.0%
1829	0.158	+0.0%
1830	0.158	+0.0%
1831	0.158	+0.0%
1832	0.158	+0.0%
1833	0.158	+0.0%
1834	0.158	+0.0%
1835	0.158	+0.0%
1836	0.158	+0.0%
1837	0.158	+0.0%
1838	0.158	+0.0%
1839	0.158	+0.0%
1840	0.158	+0.0%
1841	0.158	+0.0%
1842	0.158	+0.0%
1843	0.158	+0.0%
1844	0.158	+0.0%
1845	0.158	+0.0%
1846	0.158	+0.0%
1847	0.158	+0.0%
1848	0.158	+0.0%
1849	0.158	+0.0%
1850	0.158	+0.0%
1851	0.158	+0.0%
1852	0.158	+0.0%
1853	0.158	+0.0%
1854	0.158	+0.0%
1855	0.158	+0.0%
1856	0.158	+0.0%
1857	0.158	+0.0%
1858	0.158	+0.0%
1859	0.158	+0.0%
1860	0.158	+0.0%
1861	0.158	+0.0%
1862	0.158	+0.0%
1863	0.158	+0.0%
1864	0.158	+0.0%
1865	0.158	+0.0%
1866	0.158	+0.0%
1867	0.158	+0.0%
1868	0.158	+0.0%
1869	0.158	+0.0%
1870	0.158	+0.0%
1871	0.158	+0.0%
1872	0.158	+0.0%
1873	0.158	+0.0%
1874	0.158	+0.0%
1875	0.158	+0.0%
1876	0.158	+0.0%
1877	0.158	+0.0%
1878	0.158	+0.0%
1879	0.158	+0.0%
1880	0.158	+0.0%
1881	0.158	+0.0%
1882	0.158	+0.0%
1883	0.158	+0.0%
1884	0.158	+0.0%
1885	0.158	+0.0%
1886	0.158	+0.0%
1887	0.158	+0.0%
1888	0.158	+0.0%
1889	0.158	+0.0%
1890	0.158	+0.0%
1891	0.158	+0.0%
1892	0.158	+0.0%
1893	0.158	+0.0%
1894	0.158	+0.0%
1895	0.158	+0.0%
1896	0.158	+0.0%
1897	0.158	+0.0%
1898	0.158	+0.0%
1899	0.158	+0.0%
1900	0.158	+0.0%
1901	0.158	+0.0%
1902	0.158	+0.0%
1903	0.158	+0.0%
1904	0.158	+0.0%
1905	0.202	+27.8%
1906	0.202	+0.0%
1907	0.202	+0.0%
1908	0.202	+0.0%
1909	0.202	+0.0%
1910	0.202	+0.0%
1911	0.202	+0.0%
1912	0.202	+0.0%
1913	0.202	+0.0%
1914	0.202	+0.0%
1915	0.202	+0.0%
1916	0.202	+0.0%
1917	0.275	+36.1%
1918	0.468	+70.2%
1919	0.471	+0.6%
1920	0.471	+0.0%
1921	0.471	+0.0%
1922	0.471	+0.0%
1923	0.471	+0.0%
1924	0.471	+0.0%
1925	0.471	+0.0%
1926	0.471	+0.0%
1927	0.471	+0.0%
1928	0.471	+0.0%
1929	0.471	+0.0%
1930	0.471	+0.0%
1931	0.471	+0.0%
1932	0.471	+0.0%
1933	0.471	+0.0%
1934	0.471	+0.0%
1935	0.471	+0.0%
1936	0.471	+0.0%
1937	0.471	+0.0%
1938	0.471	+0.0%
1939	0.471	+0.0%
1946	0.654	+38.9%
1947	0.654	+0.0%
1948	0.654	+0.0%
1949	0.654	+0.0%
1950	0.7	+7.0%
1951	0.7	+0.0%
1952	0.7	+0.0%
1953	0.7	+0.0%
1954	0.806	+15.1%
1955	0.806	+0.0%
1956	0.806	+0.0%
1957	0.806	+0.0%
1958	0.829	+2.9%
1959	0.829	+0.0%
1960	0.829	+0.0%
1961	0.829	+0.0%
1962	0.847	+2.2%
1963	0.847	+0.0%
1964	0.847	+0.0%
1965	0.869	+2.6%
1966	0.886	+2.0%
1967	0.886	+0.0%
1968	0.886	+0.0%
1969	0.886	+0.0%
1970	0.898	+1.4%
1971	0.898	+0.0%
1972	0.898	+0.0%
1973	0.898	+0.0%
1974	0.901	+0.3%
1975	0.901	+0.0%
1976	0.901	+0.0%
1977	0.901	+0.0%
1978	0.901	+0.0%
1979	0.913	+1.3%
1980	0.913	+0.0%
1981	0.913	+0.0%
1982	0.913	+0.0%
1983	0.913	+0.0%
1984	0.906	-0.8%
1985	0.906	+0.0%
1986	0.906	+0.0%
1987	0.906	+0.0%
1988	0.906	+0.0%
1989	0.781	-13.8%
1990	0.583	-25.4%
1991	0.73	+25.2%
1992	0.712	-2.5%
1993	0.713	+0.1%
1994	0.713	+0.0%
1995	0.713	+0.0%
1996	0.86	+20.6%
1997	0.874	+1.6%
1998	0.874	+0.0%
1999	0.874	+0.0%
2000	0.789	-9.7%
2001	0.789	+0.0%
2002	0.789	+0.0%
2003	0.789	+0.0%
2004	0.938	+18.9%
2005	0.938	+0.0%
2006	0.954	+1.7%
2007	0.938	-1.7%
2008	0.954	+1.7%
2009	0.919	-3.7%
2010	0.919	+0.0%
2011	0.919	+0.0%
2012	0.952	+3.6%
2013	0.965	+1.4%
2014	0.962	-0.3%
2015	0.962	+0.0%
2016	0.96	-0.2%
2017	0.96	+0.0%
2018	0.95	-1.0%
2019	0.963	+1.4%
2020	0.981	+1.9%
2021	0.987	+0.6%
2022	0.988	+0.1%
2023	0.988	+0.0%
2024	0.989	+0.1%
2025	0.988	-0.1%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

Lithuania's 0.988 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.987, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Lithuania's 0.988 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.987, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1790s	0.158	0.158	0.158	5
1800s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1810s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1820s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1830s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1840s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1850s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1860s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1870s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1880s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1890s	0.158	0.158	0.158	10
1900s	0.18	0.158	0.202	10
1910s	0.2628	0.202	0.471	10
1920s	0.471	0.471	0.471	10
1930s	0.471	0.471	0.471	10
1940s	0.654	0.654	0.654	4
1950s	0.7682	0.7	0.829	10
1960s	0.8612	0.829	0.886	10
1970s	0.901	0.898	0.913	10
1980s	0.8963	0.781	0.913	10
1990s	0.7646	0.583	0.874	10
2000s	0.8797	0.789	0.954	10
2010s	0.9512	0.919	0.965	10
2020s	0.9868	0.981	0.989	6

Countries ranked near Lithuania

43 Albania 0.989 compare
43 Austria 0.989 compare
43 Mozambique 0.989 compare
46 Portugal 0.988 compare
46 Venezuela 0.988 compare
49 Cape Verde 0.987 compare
49 Malta 0.987 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Lithuania

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 361.11 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 2,345 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,345 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4774 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,620 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,194 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,662 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,224 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,961 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Lithuania?: Women's political participation index in Lithuania was 0.988 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 0.989 in 2024.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.158 in 1795.
How does Lithuania rank for women's political participation index?: Lithuania ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.