Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Lithuania instead of Poland, you would:

Health

have 10.8% more doctors per person

Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.

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live 1.2 years less

In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 61.8% more likely to die by suicide

Poland has a suicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 16.0% more money

Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.

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be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.

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Life

be 22.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Poland, approximately 3.6 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.

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be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Poland, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Lithuania, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 10.9% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Poland, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Geography

see 79.5% less coastline

Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.

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Safety

be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered

Poland has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

live with 93.3% less strain on fresh water

Poland withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 40.5% less CO2

Poland emits 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Poland to Lithuania · OECD 2023
92 people moved from Poland to Lithuania.
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Lithuania: At a glance

Lithuania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,680 sq km. Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, Lithuania assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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