Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $115,600 as of 2023.
be 37.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ireland, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
be 33.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
have 24.7% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.5% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.1 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.