Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Lithuania instead of South Africa, you would:

Health

be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.

live 10.5 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 3.2 times more money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2023.

be 75.1% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.

pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate

South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

be 25.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.

Life

be 92.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lithuania, 9.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.0% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 49.7% fewer children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 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 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Lithuania, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 35.8% more likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 39.4% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Lithuania spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 12.8% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.8% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Lithuania, that number is 90 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, South African Revenue Service.

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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