Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 74.1% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Korea, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
make 96.3% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
have 48.3% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In North Korea, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.1 times 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lithuania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In North Korea, 55% of the population do as of 2022.
Geography
see 27.7 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
How big is North Korea compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.