Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China 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 China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 56.4% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
be 59.5% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 64.0% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
have 30.3% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
Economy
be 31.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 57.9% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more 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 China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.4% 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 China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.8% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 161.1 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 81.0% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 69.4% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
use 48.7% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
live with 19.1 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
be 64.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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