Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 22.4% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.
see 99.9% more spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Austria spends $8,250 as of 2024.
have 23.5% more doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
have 13.3% more access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Austria scores 85 as of 2021.
be 34.4% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 17.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
be 29.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
make 90.9% more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
have 27.3% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 55.7% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 66.5% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 27.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Austria, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 80.0% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.
live with 4.0 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Austria withdraws 9% as of 2022.
Environment
be 56.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Austria, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.8% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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