Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 28.9% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 71.2% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 32.3% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.
be 51.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2018.
Life
have 15.7% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lithuania, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.0% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Lithuania: At a glance
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