Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Lithuania fits inside Russia 262 times
Lithuania: 65,290 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
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)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Lithuania, versus 13% of Russia
Lithuania: 45.6% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 50 times as many people as Lithuania
Lithuania: 2.89 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Lithuania is 5.3 times as densely populated as Russia
Lithuania: 46 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Lithuania and Russia are practically level
Lithuania: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
How much is produced per person?
Lithuania produces 15% more per person than Russia
Lithuania: Int$56,838 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Lithuania are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Lithuania: 26.1% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many tourists visit?
Lithuania: 0.83 (2024) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 28 more World Heritage sites than Lithuania (33 against 5)
Lithuania: 5 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 89% in Lithuania
Lithuania: 89% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Lithuania: 276 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Lithuania and Russia are practically level
Lithuania: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 69% in Lithuania
Lithuania: 69% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Lithuania 139
Lithuania: 139 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
How much rain falls?
Lithuania gets 30% more rain than Russia
Lithuania: 762 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).