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Poland and Lithuania

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Poland

Lithuania

The widest gap is At risk of poverty: Lithuania 22.6% against Poland 13.2%, 9.4 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Poland
Lithuania

People

Median age0.9 years
43.4 years
44.3 years
Life expectancy at birth1.0 years
78.5 years
77.5 years
People12.63×
36.5m
2.9m
People per square kilometre2.58×
119 per km²
46.1 per km²
Women in the population0.8 points
51.7%
52.5%
Born abroad7.1 points
2.6%
9.7%
Born outside the EU7.1 points
1.9%
9.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person2.9%
€14,394
€13,982
Average net income6.8%
€15,588
€16,653
Take-home pay, average-wage worker0.0%
€19,086
€19,093
Gross pay, average-wage worker17.8%
€26,628
€31,380
Minimum wage3.0%
€1,119
€1,153
In work, age 20 to 641.2 points
78.8%
80.0%
Out of work3.8 points
3.1%
6.9%
Hours worked a week0.9 hours
40.1 hours
39.2 hours
At risk of poverty9.4 points
13.2%
22.6%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.6 points
4.1%
5.7%
GDP per person18.2%
€24,680
€29,170

Family and home

People at home55.6%
2.8
1.8
Households with children9.2 points
31.8%
22.6%
Children per woman2.7%
1.14
1.11
Own their home0.7 points
87.2%
86.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds17.2%
628 per 100,000 people
536 per 100,000 people
Doctors21.2%
386 per 100,000 people
467 per 100,000 people
Nurses42.5%
570 per 100,000 people
812 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree9.9 points
40.0%
49.9%
Students per 1,000 people9.5%
38.2 per 1,000 people
34.9 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them6.2%
€11,457
€10,789
Tax raised per person4.8%
€8,704
€9,121
Government debt20.2 points
59.7%
39.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area4.78×
311,928 km²
65,284 km²
Railway density2.08×
63.9 per 1,000 km²
30.7 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density20.0%
6.2 per 1,000 km²
7.4 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people1.6%
639 per 1,000 people
629 per 1,000 people
Households with internet6.8 points
96.2%
89.4%
Tourist nights per resident12.0%
2.67
2.99

Environment

Renewable energy19.8 points
18.7%
38.5%
Land under forest4.5 points
30.9%
35.4%

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.

Poland

Lithuania

Function
Poland
Lithuania
10.5%
9.0%
6.0%
6.5%
4.8%
4.0%
12.4%
8.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
2.1%
12.4%
14.6%
2.9%
3.2%
11.3%
13.9%
37.0%
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: Poland and Lithuania

  1. Where do more people live: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 12.63×: Poland 36.5m, Lithuania 2.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 4.78×: Poland 311,928, Lithuania 65,284. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where were more residents born abroad: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 7.1 points: Lithuania 9.7%, Poland 2.6%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure

  4. Which is more crowded: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 2.58×: Poland 119, Lithuania 46.1. People per square kilometre of that total area. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  5. Where does more energy come from renewables: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 19.8 points: Lithuania 38.5%, Poland 18.7%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where is unemployment higher: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 3.8 points: Lithuania 6.9%, Poland 3.1%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. Eurostat · Out of work · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where do more people share a home: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 55.6%: Poland 2.8, Lithuania 1.8. Average number of people living in a private household. Eurostat · People per household · 2025. See the figure

  8. Which government owes more: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 20.2 points: Poland 59.7%, Lithuania 39.5%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. Eurostat · Government debt · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more adults hold a degree: Poland or Lithuania?

    The gap is 9.9 points: Lithuania 49.9%, Poland 40.0%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. Eurostat · With a degree · 2025. See the figure

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

    The gap is 21.2%: Lithuania 467, Poland 386. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Doctors · 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.