Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 20.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.5% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Lithuania, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 67.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 41.8% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 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 77.8% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.8% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.2% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Lithuania: At a glance
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