Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 2.2 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 64.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 94.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 82.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 48.6% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 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 27.0% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% more on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Lithuania: At a glance
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