World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country is 71% bigger than Lithuania
Lithuania: 65,290 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Lithuania’s
Lithuania: 90 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,041 m above Lithuania’s
Lithuania: 294 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Lithuania, versus 38% of the median country
Lithuania: 45.6% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 2.6 times as many people as Lithuania
Lithuania: 2.89 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 2.1 times as densely populated as Lithuania
Lithuania: 46 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Lithuania are 7.2 cm taller than in the median country
Lithuania: 180.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Lithuania are 7.1 cm taller than in the median country
Lithuania: 167.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Lithuania is 11 years older than in the median country
Lithuania: 42.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.8 more children on average than in Lithuania
Lithuania: 1.11 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Lithuania are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Lithuania: 20.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Lithuania hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Lithuania: 18.8 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Lithuania has produced 10.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Lithuania: 10.4 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Lithuania and the median country are practically level
Lithuania: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Lithuania’s economy is 2.1 times the size of the median country’s
Lithuania: $95.2 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Lithuania produces 2.7 times as much per person as the median country
Lithuania: Int$56,838 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Lithuania than in the median country (Gini 1.6 points higher)
Lithuania: 36 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.1% in Lithuania
Lithuania: 1.1% (2023) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.7% in Lithuania, versus 5.1% in the median country
Lithuania: 6.7% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Lithuania spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Lithuania: 3.1% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Lithuania’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Lithuania: 21.9% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Lithuania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the median country’s
Lithuania: 58% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Lithuania spends 4.7 times as much on health per person as the median country
Lithuania: $2,232 (2024) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Lithuania live 2.6 years longer than in the median country
Lithuania: 77.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Lithuania
Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Lithuania has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Lithuania: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Lithuania has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as the median country
Lithuania: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Lithuania is 2 times that in the median country
Lithuania: 20.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Lithuania are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Lithuania: 26.1% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Lithuania smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Lithuania: 31.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (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 the median country
Lithuania: 6.70 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Lithuania drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Lithuania: 11.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Lithuania has 44% more meat per person than the median country
Lithuania: 80.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Lithuania has 410 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Lithuania: 3,348 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 334 more hours a year than in Lithuania
Lithuania: 1,640 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Lithuania went to school 3.7 years longer than in the median country
Lithuania: 13.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Lithuania welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Lithuania: 0.83 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Lithuania has 2 more World Heritage sites than the median country (5 against 3)
Lithuania: 5 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Lithuania has won 30 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Lithuania: 30 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Lithuania are online, versus 82% in the median country
Lithuania: 89% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Lithuania is 72% faster than in the median country
Lithuania: 276 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Lithuania and the median country are practically level
Lithuania: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
69% of people in Lithuania live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Lithuania: 69% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Lithuania has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Lithuania: 139 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 12% longer than Lithuania’s
Lithuania: 1,919 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 24 times as many passengers per resident as those from Lithuania
Lithuania: 0.01 (2022) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Lithuania, but only 33% of the median country
Lithuania: 35.4% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Lithuania emits 47% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Lithuania: 4.4 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
78% of Lithuania’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Lithuania: 77.6% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 43% more fine dust than in Lithuania
Lithuania: 11.6 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16% more likely to be murdered in Lithuania than in the median country
Lithuania: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 92% deadlier than in Lithuania
Lithuania: 9.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 14.7 °C warmer than Lithuania
Lithuania: 8.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 33% more rain than Lithuania
Lithuania: 762 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Lithuania bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The median country is 71% bigger than Lithuania.
Which has more people, Lithuania or the median country?
The median country has 2.6 times as many people as Lithuania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Lithuania or the median country?
People in Lithuania live 2.6 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 77.2 years in Lithuania and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Lithuania or the median country?
Men in Lithuania are 7.2 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
