Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 86.3% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cyprus, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 20.4% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cyprus has 35.6 as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cyprus, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
be 33.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cyprus, however, that number is 13.9% as of 2021.
make 26.8% more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $41,783 as of 2025.
Life
have 59.4% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cyprus, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.0% 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 Cyprus, 14.0 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cyprus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
Safety
be 68.8% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 38.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cyprus, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 34.9% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cyprus has 37.6 as of 2024.
live with 14.0 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cyprus withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 12.4% less electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 59.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cyprus, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
emit 20.3% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus emits 5.4 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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