Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Lithuania instead of Latvia, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 36.0% more spent on your healthcare

Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.

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have 31.4% more doctors per person

Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.

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be 45.4% more likely to die by suicide

Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 25.3% more money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.

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Life

be 57.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 27.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.

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Geography

see 81.9% less coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.

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Safety

be 35.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 16.4% more electricity

Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water

Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 23.0% more CO2

Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Lithuania: At a glance

Lithuania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,680 sq km. Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, Lithuania assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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