Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Ireland, 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.
Economy
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 60.0% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2023.
be 60.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.
be 49.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lithuania, 9.0 women do as of 2020.
have 19.8% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.0% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lithuania spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Lithuania: At a glance
How big is Lithuania compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.