Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.9% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2024.
see 50.0% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.
have 19.0% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.
have 11.8% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lithuania scores 75 as of 2021.
be 52.4% more likely to die by suicide
Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 20.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.
be 41.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.
make 47.6% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 21.4% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Lithuania spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 35.8% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 37.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 75.0% less strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 44.4% less electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 29.0% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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