Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.3% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.7% more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 38.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 32.8% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% more on education
Lithuania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.4% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 286.2 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.