Estonia vs Lithuania

Estonia and Lithuania compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Lithuania has about 2.1 times as many people as Estonia: 2.9 million against 1.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Estonia ($34,418) is 4% higher than in Lithuania ($32,959) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Lithuania (2.9%) than in Estonia (0.6%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Estonia (4.8%) than in Lithuania (3.8%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Estonia (8.3%) than in Lithuania (6.7%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Estonia can expect to live 2.1 years longer than one born in Lithuania: 79.3 years against 77.2 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 41.9 years in both Estonia and Lithuania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Estonia (92.2%) than in Lithuania (89.2%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Estonia (7.8 tonnes) are 73% higher than in Lithuania (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Estonia (57.2%) than in Lithuania (35.4%), a difference of 21.8 percentage points in 2024.