Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.8% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 20.8% more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.
be 22.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
be 55.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 14.3% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 72.0% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2245.3 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
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