Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 15.2% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
see 19.4% more spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 31.0% more doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
have 17.3% more access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
be 47.9% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 21.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
Life
have 19.7% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.5% more 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 Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 34.7% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 19.9 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 72.6% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 14.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.4% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
use 20.7% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
live with 5.7 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 74.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.1% less CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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