Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 24.3% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.8% more money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 35.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% 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 Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.9% less 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 20.2% fewer children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.3% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.0% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 84.4 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Italian Revenue Agency.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.