Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 24.1% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 70.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate.
Lithuania: At a glance
How big is Lithuania compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.