Lithuania vs Slovakia

Lithuania and Slovakia 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.

• Slovakia has about 1.9 times as many people as Lithuania: 5.4 million against 2.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Lithuania ($32,959) is 15% higher than in Slovakia ($28,544) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Lithuania (2.9%) than in Slovakia (0.8%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Slovakia (4%) than in Lithuania (3.8%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Lithuania (6.7%) than in Slovakia (5.4%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Slovakia can expect to live 1.2 years longer than one born in Lithuania: 78.4 years against 77.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Lithuania is older: half of its people are over 42.1 years, against 41.3 years in Slovakia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Slovakia (89.8%) than in Lithuania (89.2%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Slovakia (5.5 tonnes) are 22% higher than in Lithuania (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Slovakia (40.3%) than in Lithuania (35.4%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2024.