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

Health

be 18.3% less likely to be obese

In Slovakia, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 27.8% more spent on your healthcare

Slovakia spends $3,230 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.

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have 20.8% more doctors per person

Slovakia has 37.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.

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live 1.2 years less

In Slovakia, 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 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Slovakia has a suicide rate of 9.9 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 15.5% more money

Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $28,544 as of 2025, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.

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be 25.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Slovakia, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.

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be 52.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.

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Life

be 47.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Slovakia, approximately 5.3 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 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Slovakia, approximately 4.0 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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have 22.4% fewer children

In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Safety

be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered

Slovakia has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 13.6% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night

In Slovakia, 74% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2013. In Lithuania, that number is 64% as of 2013.

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Infrastructure

live with 10.7% less strain on fresh water

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

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find 17.6% less home broadband

Slovakia has 33.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 18.5% less CO2

Slovakia emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 30.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Slovakia, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2019), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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