Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Lithuania instead of West Virginia, you would:

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In West Virginia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 58.2% more likely to be unemployed

In West Virginia, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.

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be 28.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In West Virginia, 16.3% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 15.5% more likely to have internet access

In West Virginia, approximately 84.7% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Lithuania is 6.8% cheaper than West Virginia
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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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