Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Malaysia spends $1,441 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.
have 90.8% more doctors per person
Malaysia has 23.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Malaysia has a suicide rate of 5.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $13,125 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.
be 79.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.1% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 26.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Lithuania, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.
have 46.6% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% more on education
Malaysia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lithuania spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 91.9% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
Safety
be 54.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Malaysia, road accidents kill 13.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
Malaysia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Malaysia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.
live with 36.9% less strain on fresh water
Malaysia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 13.7% less electricity
Malaysia uses 5,084 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 38.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Malaysia, air pollution causes 63.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 46.0% less CO2
Malaysia emits 8.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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