Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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
make 86.3% more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 81.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 35.2% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 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 20.7% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Lithuania: At a glance
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