Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 10.3% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.
make 18.5% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
be 11.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2018.
pay a 53.3% higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.6% more 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate.
Latvia: At a glance
How big is Latvia compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.