Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In United Kingdom, 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.
Economy
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 11.8% less money
United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.
be 10.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In United Kingdom, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 14.2% fewer children
In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lithuania, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
United Kingdom spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 31.4% less on healthcare
United Kingdom spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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, HM Revenue & Customs.
Lithuania: At a glance
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