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

Health

be 92.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 13.2 years longer

In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 16.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.

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have 32.8 times more doctors per person

Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.

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have 70.5% more access to essential health services

Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lithuania scores 75 as of 2021.

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be 32.9% more likely to be obese

In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2024.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 44.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cameroon, 37.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.

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make 16.7 times more money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.

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be 86.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.

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Life

be 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cameroon, approximately 258.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 37.6% more likely to be literate

In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 72.5% as of 2018. In Lithuania, it is 99.8% as of 2021.

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be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Cameroon, approximately 40.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Lithuania, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 80.2% fewer children

In Cameroon, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cameroon, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 92.7% more likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lithuania, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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be 39.9% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 49.6% more on education

Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lithuania spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 67.0% more on healthcare

Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 77.6% less coastline

Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.

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Safety

be 61.1% less likely to be murdered

Cameroon has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 40.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 13.1 times more home broadband

Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.

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use 19.4 times more electricity

Cameroon uses 226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 39.1% more strain on fresh water

Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 61.4% less likely to die from air pollution

In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.

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emit 12.8 times more CO2

Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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