Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 32.5% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 22.3% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 37.5% 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 Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.4% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 42.2 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
Safety
be 41.4% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 30.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.9% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.
use 20.8% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.
live with 6.0 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 66.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 72.8% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 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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