Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Lithuania, that number is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 66.8% more money

Belarus has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2023, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2023.

be 95.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Belarus, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.

be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belarus, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.

pay a 15.4% higher top tax rate

Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lithuania, 9.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Belarus, approximately 3.3 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 15.1% more likely to have internet access

In Belarus, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 14.9% less on education

Belarus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lithuania spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 17.2% more on healthcare

Belarus spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.

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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