Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 16.9% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.4% more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $36,700 as of 2020.
be 13.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2018.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 8.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lithuania, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 25.4% more likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.2% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Lithuania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 22.8% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.0% less coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Lithuania: At a glance
How big is Lithuania compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.