Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 52.3% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2024.
see 17.3% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.
have 10.7% less access to essential health services
Italy scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lithuania scores 75 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 23.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
Safety
be 4.6 times more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 26.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.7% less strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 12.4% less home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.
use 14.6% less electricity
Italy uses 5,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 11.6% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 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 Italy, 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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