Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 92.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.6% as of 2020.
make 73.2% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2022, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2022.
be 64.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 9.8% as of 2021.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ukraine, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 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 Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.9 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.