Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
make 20.8% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 16.9% fewer children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.0% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.7% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 152.0 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.