Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
have 13.3% more access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Israel scores 85 as of 2021.
be 80.2% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 15.0% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
Economy
be 48.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 83.1% more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 75.0% 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 Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
have 2.8 times more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 38.0% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 33.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 63.8% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
live with 60.8 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
be 61.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 28.5% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 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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