Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Lithuania, that number is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 16.6% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2022.
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 73.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lithuania, 9.0 women do as of 2020.
be 39.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lithuania, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 14.1% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lithuania, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.9% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lithuania spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.0% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, State Tax Inspectorate.
Lithuania: At a glance
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