Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Lithuania fits inside Poland 4.8 times.
Lithuania: 65,290 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Poland’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Lithuania’s.
Lithuania: 90 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Poland’s highest peak towers 2,205 m above Lithuania’s.
Lithuania: 294 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Poland has 13 times as many people as Lithuania.
Lithuania: 2.89 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 2.6 times as densely populated as Lithuania.
Lithuania: 46 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Lithuania and Poland are practically level.
Lithuania: 180.7 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Lithuania are 1.8 cm taller than in Poland.
Lithuania: 167.6 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Lithuania is 0.81 years older than in Poland.
Lithuania: 42.1 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Poland have 0.0 more children on average than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 1.11 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Poland and Lithuania are practically level.
Lithuania: 20.7% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Lithuania has produced 10.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Poland 7.7.
Lithuania: 10.4 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Lithuania and Poland are practically level.
Lithuania: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 11 times the size of Lithuania’s.
Lithuania: $95.2 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Lithuania produces 5% more per person than Poland.
Lithuania: Int$56,838 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Lithuania than in Poland (Gini 7.5 points higher).
Lithuania: 36 (2023) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.7% in Lithuania, versus 3.0% in Poland.
Lithuania: 6.7% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Lithuania 3.1%.
Lithuania: 3.1% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Lithuania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Poland’s.
Lithuania: 58% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Lithuania spends 11% more on health per person than Poland.
Lithuania: $2,232 (2024) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 1.2 years longer than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 77.2 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Poland is 29% more likely to die before turning one than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Lithuania has 11% more doctors per person than Poland.
Lithuania: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Lithuania and Poland are practically level.
Lithuania: 26.1% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Lithuania smoke, versus 22% in Poland.
Lithuania: 31.4% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 6.70 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 2% more alcohol than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 11.2 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 3% more meat per person than Lithuania.
Lithuania: 80.9 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 383 kcal more food per person per day than Lithuania.
Lithuania: 3,348 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Poland put in 167 more hours a year than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 1,640 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Lithuania went to school 0.4 years longer than in Poland.
Lithuania: 13.6 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Lithuania welcomed 53% more tourists per resident than Poland (2019).
Lithuania: 0.83 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Lithuania are online, versus 89% in Poland.
Lithuania: 89% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Lithuania and Poland are practically level.
Lithuania: 100% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
69% of people in Lithuania live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.
Lithuania: 69% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Lithuania has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Poland 138.
Lithuania: 139 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 9.7 times as long as Lithuania’s.
Lithuania: 1,919 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 24 times as many passengers per resident as those from Lithuania.
Lithuania: 0.01 (2022) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Lithuania, but only 31% of Poland.
Lithuania: 35.2% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 61% more CO₂ than someone in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 4.4 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
78% of Lithuania’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.
Lithuania: 77.6% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Poland carries 34% more fine dust than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 11.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Lithuania as in Poland.
Lithuania: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Poland are 3% deadlier than in Lithuania.
Lithuania: 6.3 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Poland is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Lithuania.
Lithuania: 8.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland and Lithuania are nearly identical here.
Lithuania: 762 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Lithuania bigger than Poland?
Poland is larger. Lithuania fits inside Poland 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Lithuania or Poland?
Poland has 13 times as many people as Lithuania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Lithuania or Poland?
People in Poland live 1.2 years longer than in Lithuania. Life expectancy at birth is 77.2 years in Lithuania and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Lithuania or Poland?
Lithuania and Poland are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
