Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 53.2% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.
have 14.8% less access to essential health services
Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lithuania scores 75 as of 2021.
be 71.5% more likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 81.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% 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 Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.
make 45.5% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.5% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% less on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Lithuania spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 38.1% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 96.2% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
Safety
be 2.9 times more likely to be murdered
Germany 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 90.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 93.9% less strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 38.9% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.
use 28.2% less electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 35.3% less CO2
Germany emits 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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