Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 30.0% more spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 10.7% more access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Japan scores 83 as of 2021.
be 21.2% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 40.7% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
Economy
be 63.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.7% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 13.6% fewer children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 41.3% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 330.6 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 91.3% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 57.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 38.7% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
use 71.6% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
live with 16.9 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
Environment
be 69.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 74.6% more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 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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