Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 29.3% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 99.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
make 57.8% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 31.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 89.1% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.4 times 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.1% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Lithuania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
How big is Turkmenistan compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.