Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
be 51.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.1% as of 2018.
pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Czech Republic, about 86.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% more on education
Lithuania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 11.4% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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