Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Lithuania, that number is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.5% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 70.9% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 22.4% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.
be 26.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.
be 68.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lithuania, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 11.1% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lithuania, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.1% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 23.9% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate.
Lithuania: At a glance
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