Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 81.5% more spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belgium spends $7,489 as of 2023.
have 14.7% more access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belgium scores 86 as of 2021.
be 17.0% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belgium, it is 18.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 20.0% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belgium has 35.7 as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belgium, that number is 5.9% as of 2025.
be 41.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.
make 84.3% more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% 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 Belgium, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 39.4% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.8% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belgium spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 42.1% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 26.1% less coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Safety
be 58.9% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
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 Belgium, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 58.8% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belgium has 44.2 as of 2024.
use 61.8% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belgium uses 7,099 kWh as of 2024.
live with 24.3 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belgium withdraws 53% as of 2022.
Environment
be 61.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belgium, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 62.8% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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