Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 29.1% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Croatia, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 44.4% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 21.8% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.
have 12.5% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.
Economy
be 25.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 17.8% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% 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 Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
have 25.8% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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 Croatia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Geography
see 64.8 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
Safety
be 74.5% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 28.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 30.4% less strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Croatia: At a glance
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