Lithuania was number 31 among 142 countries included in the previous year’s rankings.
The country fares best in the Readiness sub-index, at number 20 in the world, and fares worst in the Environment sub-index, in the 45th position.
Also, the country is ranked 30th in the world in the Impact sub-index and is 36th in the Usage sub-index.
In terms of individual indicators, Lithuania scores high in “mobile network coverage” (shares 1st place with several other countries) and “adult literacy” (6th in the world with a 99.7 percent literacy rate).
The country’s worst ranking is the “effectiveness of law-making bodies” (98th place).
Estonia is ranked 22nd in this year’s report (up from 24th place last year) and Latvia is ranked 41st, unchanged from last year.
The top three countries in the rankings are Finland, Singapore, and Sweden.
