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

Health

be 98.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 17.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 19.4 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 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 10.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Lesotho spends $386 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.

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have 19.0 times more doctors per person

Lesotho has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.

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have 41.5% more access to essential health services

Lesotho scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lithuania scores 75 as of 2021.

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be 22.8% less likely to die by suicide

Lesotho has a suicide rate of 28.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 58.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 16.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.

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make 30.3 times more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $1,089 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 478.0 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 10.3% more likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 90.5% as of 2024. In Lithuania, it is 99.8% as of 2021.

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be 95.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 56.3 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.

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have 72.2% fewer children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 74.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 72.1% more likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 51.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lithuania, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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be 28.0% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 78% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 35.8% less on education

Lesotho spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Lithuania spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 39.7% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 12.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 70.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Lesotho, road accidents kill 21.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 73.3 times more home broadband

Lesotho has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.

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live with 15.6% less strain on fresh water

Lesotho withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 61.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Lesotho, air pollution causes 100.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.

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emit 10.4 times more CO2

Lesotho emits 0.4 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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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