Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Lithuania, that number is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 10.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.
be 20.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lithuania, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% more likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.3% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Lithuania: At a glance
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