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Lithuania on the 12 axes

MLTGPrudent Free-TraderSound money, limited government, steady values, open trade.

Lithuania carries the MLTG type, Prudent Free-Trader. The strongest leans are Central on structure (+1.00), Democratic on authority (-0.75) and Global on trade (-0.70). It is a unitary state, judicial constraints on the executive score 0.949 out of 1 (V-Dem, 2025), and trade equals 142% of GDP (2025). Ownership leans Private (+0.55), with a property rights score of 91.8 out of 100 (Heritage Foundation, 2026). Welfare sits exactly at the centre, at 0.00, with public social spending of 17% of GDP (2023).

Latvia is the closest match at 93%. Both lean Private, Free, Democratic, Liberty, Central, Progressive, Global, Caution and National identity. Latvia goes further on Secular (-0.75 against -0.35), and leans slightly Shared on welfare while Lithuania stays at zero. Culture runs the other way, at +0.45 for Lithuania and +0.30 for Latvia. See how Lithuanian politicians and figures compare on this page, and take the test to measure your closeness.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Lithuania sits

  1. 01Ownership+55
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets+45
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare0
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority-75
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security-60
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+100
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-65
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-35
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology+55
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture+45
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-70
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-35
    CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

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Lithuania: questions

What is Lithuania's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Lithuania comes out as MLTG (Prudent Free-Trader). The type takes one letter per family of three axes: Economy, State, Society and World. It describes how the country is governed, not what its people think.

Which countries are governed most like Lithuania?

On the 12 axes, Latvia is closest at 93%, followed by Bulgaria at 86%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.