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

Health

live 4.6 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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 35.4% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 33.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lithuania, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 33.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Syria spends $122 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lithuania spends $4,127 as of 2024.

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have 2.9 times more doctors per person

Syria has 15.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Lithuania has 44.7 as of 2022.

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have 17.2% more access to essential health services

Syria scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lithuania scores 75 as of 2021.

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be 37.5 times more likely to die by suicide

Syria has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 22.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 50.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 6.7% as of 2025.

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make 31.2 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $32,959 as of 2025.

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Life

be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 20.0 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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be 84.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 17.7 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.

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have 71.5% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 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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Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 91.3% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Lithuania, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Syria spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 53.4% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.

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Safety

be 78.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Syria, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lithuania, they kill 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 4.1 times more home broadband

Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Lithuania has 27.9 as of 2024.

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live with 98.3% less strain on fresh water

Syria withdraws 124% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lithuania withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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use 5.1 times more electricity

Syria uses 854 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 53.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Syria, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lithuania, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.5 times more CO2

Syria emits 1.3 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022), 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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