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the European Union and Lithuania

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The widest gap is Public spending on them: the European Union €19,707 against Lithuania €10,789, 82.7% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Lithuania

People

Median age0.6 years
44.9 years
44.3 years
Life expectancy at birth4.0 years
81.5 years
77.5 years
People155.90×
450.6m
2.9m
People per square kilometre2.38×
110 per km²
46.1 per km²
Women in the population1.4 points
51.0%
52.5%
Born abroad4.7 points
14.4%
9.7%
Born outside the EU1.4 points
10.4%
9.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person64.1%
€22,939
€13,982
Average net income55.8%
€25,952
€16,653
Take-home pay, average-wage worker56.9%
€29,954
€19,093
Gross pay, average-wage worker39.1%
€43,658
€31,380
In work, age 20 to 643.9 points
76.1%
80.0%
Out of work0.9 points
6.0%
6.9%
Hours worked a week1.9 hours
37.3 hours
39.2 hours
At risk of poverty6.3 points
16.3%
22.6%
Housing costs over 40% of income2.0 points
7.7%
5.7%
GDP per person43.0%
€41,700
€29,170

Family and home

People at home27.8%
2.3
1.8
Households with children6.1 points
28.7%
22.6%
Children per woman20.7%
1.34
1.11
Own their home18.0 points
68.5%
86.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds5.5%
507 per 100,000 people
536 per 100,000 people
Doctors25.1%
374 per 100,000 people
467 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree13.0 points
36.9%
49.9%
Students per 1,000 people21.5%
42.4 per 1,000 people
34.9 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them82.7%
€19,707
€10,789
Tax raised per person77.6%
€16,198
€9,121
Government debt42.2 points
81.7%
39.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area64.72×
4,225,104 km²
65,284 km²
Railway density59.8%
49.1 per 1,000 km²
30.7 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density2.53×
18.6 per 1,000 km²
7.4 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people7.7%
584 per 1,000 people
629 per 1,000 people
Households with internet5.4 points
94.8%
89.4%
Tourist nights per resident2.25×
6.73
2.99

Environment

Renewable energy12.3 points
26.2%
38.5%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Lithuania

Function
the European Union
Lithuania
12.4%
9.0%
3.0%
6.5%
3.5%
4.0%
10.8%
8.0%
1.7%
1.4%
1.5%
2.1%
15.0%
14.6%
2.4%
3.2%
9.7%
13.9%
40.0%
37.2%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Lithuania

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 155.90×: the European Union 450.6m, Lithuania 2.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 64.72×: the European Union 4,225,104, Lithuania 65,284. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 3.5 points: Lithuania 6.5%, the European Union 3.0%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  4. Which is more crowded: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 2.38×: the European Union 110, Lithuania 46.1. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  5. Which government owes more: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 42.2 points: the European Union 81.7%, Lithuania 39.5%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where does an average-wage worker take home more pay: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 56.9%: the European Union €29,954, Lithuania €19,093. Net annual earnings of a single full-time worker on the national average wage, after tax and social contributions. A tax-benefit model case, not a survey median. earn_nt_net · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 12.3 points: Lithuania 38.5%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where do more adults hold a degree: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 13.0 points: Lithuania 49.9%, the European Union 36.9%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more people share a home: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 27.8%: the European Union 2.3, Lithuania 1.8. Average number of people living in a private household. ilc_lvph01 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: the European Union or Lithuania?

    The gap is 25.1%: Lithuania 467, the European Union 374. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_phys · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.