Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 30.4% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2024.
live 5.8 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 27.7% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.
have 11.8% less access to essential health services
Malta scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lithuania scores 75 as of 2021.
be 3.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.
be 25.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.
make 31.2% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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 14.3% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 54.3% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
Safety
be 4.7 times more likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.0% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 37.4% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.
use 12.5% less electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 85.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 41.2% more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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