Relationship dossier
Estonia
Lithuania
Relationship assessment
Estonia and Lithuania cooperate through Baltic regional institutions and shared defense and infrastructure initiatives.
Estonia toward Lithuania
+35Estonia participates with Lithuania in the Baltic Defence College, a joint regional military education institution, and in cooperation on the Rail Baltica transport project.
Lithuania toward Estonia
+35Lithuania participates with Estonia in the Baltic Defence College, a joint regional military education institution, and in cooperation on the Rail Baltica transport project.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in Baltic regional defense education and shared infrastructure planning. The Baltic Defence College and Rail Baltica represent practical collaboration, while much of this cooperation is conducted jointly with Latvia rather than exclusively on a bilateral basis.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Estonia and Lithuania maintain sustained cooperation through Baltic regional institutions and practical joint initiatives. Their governments participate in the Baltic Defence College, established with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and cooperate on the Rail Baltica project. These arrangements support a positive relationship, although the scope of specifically bilateral government cooperation is less clear than the broader Baltic cooperation.
Key developments
The Baltic Defence College was established as a joint institution of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed an agreement supporting the Rail Baltica project.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral initiatives beyond cooperation shared with Latvia is unclear.
- The implementation and current status of particular joint projects are uncertain.