Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Lithuania instead of Rwanda, you would:

Health

be 96.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.

live 9.9 years longer

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Lithuania, that number is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.5 times more likely to be obese

In Rwanda, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 15.4 times more money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2023.

be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Rwanda, 14.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.

be 45.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.

pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate

Rwanda has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Rwanda, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lithuania, 9.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.5% more likely to be literate

In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Lithuania, it is 99.8% as of 2021.

be 86.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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 66.3% fewer children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lithuania, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 97.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Lithuania, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 30.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.

be 18.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Rwanda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Rwanda Revenue Authority.

Lithuania: At a glance

Lithuania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,680 sq km. Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, Lithuania assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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