Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In South Korea, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 60.7% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Korea, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2024.
see 23.1% more spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). South Korea spends $5,081 as of 2024.
have 18.7% more access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. South Korea scores 89 as of 2021.
have 41.6% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. South Korea has 26.1 as of 2022.
be 24.5% more likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In South Korea, it is 27.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Korea, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% 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 South Korea, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.9% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.
have 28.8% fewer children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In South Korea, there are 4.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. South Korea spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 14.2% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In South Korea, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 26.8 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
Safety
be 81.7% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In South Korea, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 71.6% more home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. South Korea has 47.8 as of 2024.
use 2.6 times more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. South Korea uses 11,350 kWh as of 2024.
live with 39.3 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. South Korea withdraws 85% as of 2022.
Environment
be 51.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In South Korea, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. South Korea emits 11.4 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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