The country was ranked 22nd in the 2011 index.
In the energy security sub-ranking, Lithuania fell to the 53rd place in 2012, from 36th in 2011. Last year, the country’s performance improved in two of six sub-rankings, including political strength (31st, from 32nd in 2011) and societal strength (35th, from 37th in 2011).
Estonia moved to the 35th position in last year’s index, from 38th in 2011, and Latvia fell to the 37th place, from 23rd. Finland came in fifth and Russia was placed 26th.
The top three countries in the index are Sweden, Switzerland, and Canada.
