People enjoy a nice day at the City Hall Square in Vilnius, Lithuania. Editorial credit: bleung / Shutterstock.com.

Lithuania

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. Women, LGBT+ people, members of the Romany minority, and some other groups experience varying degrees of discrimination and underrepresentation in politics.

Bernardo Arevalo supporters cheer after their presidential victory in Guatemala.

Freedom in the World — Lithuania Country Report

Lithuania is rated Free in Freedom in the World 2024, Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide.

Polish voters gather for the ''March of a Million Hearts,” a pro-democratic rally in Warsaw that gathered up to 1 million participants on October 1, 2023. (Piotr Lapinski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nations in Transit — Lithuania Country Report

Lithuania is categorized as a Consolidated Democracy in Nations in Transit 2024, Freedom House's annual study on the state of democracy in the region stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia.