Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 17.4% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.
have 14.4% more doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Russia has 51.1 as of 2022.
live 3.8 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 22.4% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Russia spends $3,204 as of 2023.
Economy
be 68.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.
be 65.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Russia, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2024.
make 46.8% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.
Life
have 27.3% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 46.4% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Geography
see 418.4 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
Safety
be 2.6 times more likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 68.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 66.1% more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.
live with 89.9% more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.1 times more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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