Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Lithuania, that number is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.9% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 68.4% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 25.4% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.
be 41.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lithuania, 9.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% less on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lithuania spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.2% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), State Tax Inspectorate.
Lithuania: At a glance
How big is Lithuania compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.