Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 59.4% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is 9.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 51.8% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bosnia and Herzegovina spends $1,989 as of 2023.
have 42.1% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 25.8 as of 2019.
have 12.0% less access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bosnia and Herzegovina scores 66 as of 2021.
Economy
be 64.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 11.0% as of 2025.
make 68.5% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $10,382 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
have 17.0% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 96.4% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 17.4% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 77.8% less coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
Safety
be 53.6% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, they kill 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 16.2% less electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bosnia and Herzegovina uses 3,677 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 41.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it causes 55.0 as of 2019.
emit 43.7% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bosnia and Herzegovina emits 6.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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