CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Lithuania fits inside Belarus 3.2 times

Belarus: 207,629 km² (2024) · Lithuania: 65,290 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Belarus: 0 km (2026 edition) · Lithuania: 90 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Belarus’ highest peak towers 52 m above Lithuania’s

Belarus: 346 m (2026 edition) · Lithuania: 294 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Lithuania, versus 39% of Belarus

Belarus: 39.1% (2024) · Lithuania: 45.6% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Belarus has 3.1 times as many people as Lithuania

Belarus: 9.09 million (2025) · Lithuania: 2.89 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Lithuania is 3% more densely populated than Belarus

Belarus: 45 per km² (2025) · Lithuania: 46 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Lithuania are 2.0 cm taller than in Belarus

Belarus: 178.7 cm (2019) · Lithuania: 180.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Lithuania and Belarus are practically level

Belarus: 166.9 cm (2019) · Lithuania: 167.6 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Lithuania is 1.6 years older than in Belarus

Belarus: 40.5 years (2023) · Lithuania: 42.1 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Belarus have 0.1 more children on average than in Lithuania

Belarus: 1.22 children per woman (2024) · Lithuania: 1.11 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Lithuania are 65 or older, versus 18% in Belarus

Belarus: 18.3% (2025) · Lithuania: 20.7% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Lithuania hosts 4.2 times as many refugees per resident as Belarus

Belarus: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Lithuania: 18.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Lithuania has produced 10.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Belarus 4.4

Belarus: 4.4 (2026) · Lithuania: 10.4 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Belarus has 2 official languages, Lithuania 1

Belarus: 2 (2026) · Lithuania: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Lithuania’s economy is 2% larger than Belarus’

Belarus: $93.4 billion (2025) · Lithuania: $95.2 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Lithuania produces 64% more per person than Belarus

Belarus: Int$34,716 (2025) · Lithuania: Int$56,838 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Lithuania than in Belarus (Gini 11.6 points higher)

Belarus: 24.4 (2020) · Lithuania: 36 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

1.1% of people in Lithuania live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Belarus

Belarus: 0% (2020) · Lithuania: 1.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.7% in Lithuania, versus 3.4% in Belarus

Belarus: 3.4% (2025) · Lithuania: 6.7% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Lithuania spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Belarus 2.4%

Belarus: 2.4% (2025) · Lithuania: 3.1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Lithuania’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Belarus’ 13%

Belarus: 13% (2024) · Lithuania: 21.9% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Lithuania’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Belarus’

Belarus: 30% (2025) · Lithuania: 58% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Lithuania spends 4 times as much on health per person as Belarus

Belarus: $558 (2023) · Lithuania: $2,232 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Lithuania live 2.8 years longer than in Belarus

Belarus: 74.4 years (2024) · Lithuania: 77.2 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Lithuania is 56% more likely to die before turning one than in Belarus

Belarus: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Belarus has 6% more doctors per person than Lithuania

Belarus: 4.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Lithuania: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Belarus has 71% more hospital beds per person than Lithuania

Belarus: 9.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Lithuania: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Lithuania is 7% higher than in Belarus

Belarus: 18.7 per 100k (2023) · Lithuania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

Lithuania and Belarus are practically level

Belarus: 26.1% (2024) · Lithuania: 26.1% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Lithuania smoke, versus 29% in Belarus

Belarus: 29.2% (2024) · Lithuania: 31.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Lithuania rate their lives 0.88 points higher than in Belarus

Belarus: 5.82 (2021) · Lithuania: 6.70 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Belarus and Lithuania are nearly identical here

Belarus: 11.3 litres (2023) · Lithuania: 11.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Belarus has 38% more meat per person than Lithuania

Belarus: 111.7 kg (2023) · Lithuania: 80.9 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Belarus has 49 kcal more food per person per day than Lithuania

Belarus: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Lithuania: 3,348 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Belarus put in 234 more hours a year than in Lithuania

Belarus: 1,875 hours (2023) · Lithuania: 1,640 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Lithuania went to school 1.3 years longer than in Belarus

Belarus: 12.3 years (2023) · Lithuania: 13.6 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Lithuania welcomed 5.1 times as many tourists per resident as Belarus (2019)

Belarus: 0.16 (2022) · Lithuania: 0.83 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Lithuania has 1 more World Heritage site than Belarus (5 against 4)

Belarus: 4 (2026) · Lithuania: 5 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Belarus has won 105 Olympic medals, Lithuania 30

Belarus: 105 (2026 edition) · Lithuania: 30 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Belarus are online, versus 89% in Lithuania

Belarus: 94% (2024) · Lithuania: 89% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Belarus: no data · Lithuania: 276 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Belarus and Lithuania are practically level

Belarus: 100% (2024) · Lithuania: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Belarus live in cities, versus 69% in Lithuania

Belarus: 79% (2025) · Lithuania: 69% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Lithuania has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belarus 131

Belarus: 131 (2024) · Lithuania: 139 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Belarus’ railway network is 2.9 times as long as Lithuania’s

Belarus: 5,474 km (2021) · Lithuania: 1,919 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belarus fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Lithuania

Belarus: 0.15 (2023) · Lithuania: 0.01 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 44% of Belarus, but only 35% of Lithuania

Belarus: 44.1% (2024) · Lithuania: 35.4% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belarus emits 41% more CO₂ than someone in Lithuania

Belarus: 6.2 t (2024) · Lithuania: 4.4 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

78% of Lithuania’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.8% in Belarus

Belarus: 4.8% (2025) · Lithuania: 77.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Belarus carries 11% more fine dust than in Lithuania

Belarus: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Lithuania: 11.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 10% more likely to be murdered in Lithuania than in Belarus

Belarus: 2.4 per 100k (2019) · Lithuania: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Belarus are 5% deadlier than in Lithuania

Belarus: 10.2 per 100k (2023) · Lithuania: 9.7 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Belarus is on average 0.1 °C warmer than Lithuania

Belarus: 8.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Lithuania: 8.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Lithuania gets 2% more rain than Belarus

Belarus: 750 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Lithuania: 762 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Belarus bigger than Lithuania?

Belarus is larger. Lithuania fits inside Belarus 3.2 times.

Which has more people, Belarus or Lithuania?

Belarus has 3.1 times as many people as Lithuania (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Belarus or Lithuania?

People in Lithuania live 2.8 years longer than in Belarus. Life expectancy at birth is 74.4 years in Belarus and 77.2 in Lithuania.

Are people taller in Belarus or Lithuania?

Men in Lithuania are 2.0 cm taller than in Belarus (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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