Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 18.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lithuania, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.3% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Lithuania, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2023.
be 26.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Lithuania, that number is 7.0% as of 2023.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Lithuania, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 45.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Lithuania, however, that number is 20.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 47.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Lithuania, 9.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 35.5% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 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 20.7% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lithuania, about 97.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Lithuania spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 63.0% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Lithuania, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Lithuania: At a glance
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