Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece 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 Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
have 47.2% more doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.
be 78.8% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 28.7% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.
see 16.3% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.
Economy
be 10.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
be 26.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 18.2% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 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 Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.3% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 10.4% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 152.0 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
Safety
be 68.1% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 15.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 60.4% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.
live with 9.4 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
be 41.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 12.5% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
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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