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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Lithuania fits inside Russia 262 times

Lithuania: 65,290 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Russia’s coastline is 418 times as long as Lithuania’s

Lithuania: 90 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Russia’s highest peak towers 5,348 m above Lithuania’s

Lithuania: 294 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Lithuania, versus 13% of Russia

Lithuania: 45.6% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Russia has 50 times as many people as Lithuania

Lithuania: 2.89 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Lithuania is 5.3 times as densely populated as Russia

Lithuania: 46 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Lithuania are 4.1 cm taller than in Russia

Lithuania: 180.7 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Lithuania are 3.1 cm taller than in Russia

Lithuania: 167.6 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Lithuania is 2.7 years older than in Russia

Lithuania: 42.1 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Russia have 0.3 more children on average than in Lithuania

Lithuania: 1.11 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 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 Russia

Lithuania: 20.7% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Lithuania hosts 229 times as many refugees per resident as Russia

Lithuania: 18.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 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, Russia 2.0

Lithuania: 10.4 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Lithuania and Russia are practically level

Lithuania: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Russia’s economy is 27 times the size of Lithuania’s

Lithuania: $95.2 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Lithuania produces 15% more per person than Russia

Lithuania: Int$56,838 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Lithuania than in Russia (Gini 3 points higher)

Lithuania: 36 (2023) · Russia: 33 (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 0.1% in Russia

Lithuania: 1.1% (2023) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.7% in Lithuania, versus 2.1% in Russia

Lithuania: 6.7% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Lithuania 3.1%

Lithuania: 3.1% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Lithuania’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%

Lithuania: 21.9% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Lithuania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Russia’s

Lithuania: 58% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Lithuania spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Russia

Lithuania: $2,232 (2024) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Lithuania live 3.8 years longer than in Russia

Lithuania: 77.2 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Russia is 46% more likely to die before turning one than in Lithuania

Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Russia has 14% more doctors per person than Lithuania

Lithuania: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Russia has 19% more hospital beds per person than Lithuania

Lithuania: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Lithuania is 2% higher than in Russia

Lithuania: 20.1 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Lithuania are obese, versus 21% in Russia

Lithuania: 26.1% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Lithuania smoke, versus 27% in Russia

Lithuania: 31.4% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Lithuania rate their lives 0.87 points higher than in Russia

Lithuania: 6.70 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Lithuania drink 8% more alcohol than in Russia

Lithuania: 11.2 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Russia has 5% more meat per person than Lithuania

Lithuania: 80.9 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Russia has 181 kcal more food per person per day than Lithuania

Lithuania: 3,348 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Russia put in 446 more hours a year than in Lithuania

Lithuania: 1,640 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Lithuania went to school 1.2 years longer than in Russia

Lithuania: 13.6 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Lithuania: 0.83 (2024) · Russia: no data

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Russia has 28 more World Heritage sites than Lithuania (33 against 5)

Lithuania: 5 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Lithuania 30

Lithuania: 30 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

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

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

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

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Lithuania and Russia are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 69% in Lithuania

Lithuania: 69% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Lithuania 139

Lithuania: 139 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Russia’s railway network is 45 times as long as Lithuania’s

Lithuania: 1,919 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Russia fly 68 times as many passengers per resident as those from Lithuania

Lithuania: 0.01 (2022) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 35% of Lithuania

Lithuania: 35.4% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Russia emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Lithuania

Lithuania: 4.4 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

78% of Lithuania’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia

Lithuania: 77.6% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

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

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

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Lithuania

Lithuania: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Russia are 38% deadlier than in Lithuania

Lithuania: 9.7 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Lithuania is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Russia

Lithuania: 8.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Lithuania gets 30% more rain than Russia

Lithuania: 762 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 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 Lithuania bigger than Russia?

Russia is larger. Lithuania fits inside Russia 262 times.

Which has more people, Lithuania or Russia?

Russia has 50 times as many people as Lithuania (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Lithuania or Russia?

People in Lithuania live 3.8 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.2 years in Lithuania and 73.4 in Russia.

Are people taller in Lithuania or Russia?

Men in Lithuania are 4.1 cm taller than in Russia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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