Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Lithuania instead of Afghanistan, you would:

Health

live 22.1 years longer

In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 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 4.8 times more likely to be obese

In Afghanistan, 5.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 18.4 times more money

Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.

be 64.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Afghanistan, 23.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.

be 62.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Afghanistan, 54.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2018.

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Afghanistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 99.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Afghanistan, approximately 638.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.7 times more likely to be literate

In Afghanistan, the literacy rate is 37.3% as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 99.8% as of 2015.

be 96.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Afghanistan, approximately 104.9 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 73.9% fewer children

In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lithuania, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 5.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Afghanistan, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.

be 28.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Afghanistan, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 47.0% less on healthcare

Afghanistan spends 13.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 21.9% more on education

Afghanistan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Afghanistan Revenue Department, State Tax Inspectorate.

Lithuania: At a glance

Lithuania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,680 sq km. Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, Lithuania assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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