Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis· S&D

Nuanced

In the 2025 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, Lithuania ranks 14th out of 180 countries, and its overall score increased.

Omissions

• The ranking of 14th place represents a decline from 13th place in 2024, not an improvement. The MEP did not mention that Lithuania dropped one position compared to the previous year. The claim that the 'overall score increased' could not be verified against 2024 data due to search limitations, though it is theoretically possible for a score to increase while ranking drops if other countries improved more significantly.

Sources

• PrimaryReporters Without Borders (RSF)Lithuania ranked 14th out of 180 countries with a score of 82.27 in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index
• SecondaryLRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television)Lithuania slipped to number 14 in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, down from 13th place last year, out of 180 countries