Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Lithuania fits inside Belarus 3.2 times
Belarus: 207,629 km² (2024) · Lithuania: 65,290 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Belarus: 0 km (2026 edition) · Lithuania: 90 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Belarus’ highest peak towers 52 m above Lithuania’s
Belarus: 346 m (2026 edition) · Lithuania: 294 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Lithuania, versus 39% of Belarus
Belarus: 39.1% (2024) · Lithuania: 45.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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)
How crowded is it?
Lithuania is 3% more densely populated than Belarus
Belarus: 45 per km² (2025) · Lithuania: 46 per km² (2025)
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)
How tall are the women?
Lithuania and Belarus are practically level
Belarus: 166.9 cm (2019) · Lithuania: 167.6 cm (2019)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Belarus has 2 official languages, Lithuania 1
Belarus: 2 (2026) · Lithuania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Lithuania’s economy is 2% larger than Belarus’
Belarus: $93.4 billion (2025) · Lithuania: $95.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Lithuania produces 64% more per person than Belarus
Belarus: Int$34,716 (2025) · Lithuania: Int$56,838 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How expensive is it?
Lithuania’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Belarus’
Belarus: 30% (2025) · Lithuania: 58% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
Lithuania and Belarus are practically level
Belarus: 26.1% (2024) · Lithuania: 26.1% (2024)
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
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)
How much do people drink?
Belarus and Lithuania are nearly identical here
Belarus: 11.3 litres (2023) · Lithuania: 11.2 litres (2023)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Lithuania has 1 more World Heritage site than Belarus (5 against 4)
Belarus: 4 (2026) · Lithuania: 5 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
94% of people in Belarus are online, versus 89% in Lithuania
Belarus: 94% (2024) · Lithuania: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Belarus: no data · Lithuania: 276 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Belarus and Lithuania are practically level
Belarus: 100% (2024) · Lithuania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Belarus live in cities, versus 69% in Lithuania
Belarus: 79% (2025) · Lithuania: 69% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Lithuania has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belarus 131
Belarus: 131 (2024) · Lithuania: 139 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
How much rain falls?
Lithuania gets 2% more rain than Belarus
Belarus: 750 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Lithuania: 762 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).