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Estonia vs Lithuania

187 shared metrics.

EstoniaLeads in 87

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LithuaniaLeads in 100

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

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Estonia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Estonia.

CIA 2026

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Estonia puts nearly all public services online, backed by secure digital ID.

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Lithuania

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Lithuania.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: meaning of the name is obscure.

CIA 2026

Analysis

Lithuania leads in 100 of 187 shared metrics, while Estonia leads in 87.

Estonia's Coastline Length is 41.2x that of Lithuania (3.8K km vs 90 km).

Estonia's Inflation Rate is 4.0x that of Lithuania (3.5% vs 0.70%).

Estonia's Water Stress (%) is 3.9x that of Lithuania (9.5% vs 1.9%).

Estonia's Water Withdrawal is 3.0x that of Lithuania (1.2 B m³ vs 0.30 B m³).

Estonia's Credit Card Ownership is 1.9x that of Lithuania (34.86% of adults vs 11.89% of adults).

Key Comparisons

Coastline LengthEstonia leads

Estonia

3.8K km

Lithuania

90 km

Inflation RateEstonia leads

Estonia

3.5%

Lithuania

0.70%

Water Stress (%)Estonia leads

Estonia

9.5%

Lithuania

1.9%

Water WithdrawalEstonia leads

Estonia

1.2 B m³

Lithuania

0.30 B m³

Credit Card OwnershipEstonia leads

Estonia

34.86% of adults

Lithuania

11.89% of adults

Gender Pay Gap (%)Estonia leads

Estonia

24.65% of male wages

Lithuania

10.34% of male wages

All Metrics

Coastline Length

Estonia

3.8K km

Lithuania

90 km

4116% higher

Inflation Rate

Estonia

3.5%

Lithuania

0.70%

400% higher

Water Stress (%)

Estonia

9.5%

Lithuania

1.9%

388% higher

Water Withdrawal

Estonia

1.2 B m³

Lithuania

0.30 B m³

301% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Estonia

34.86% of adults

Lithuania

11.89% of adults

193% higher

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Estonia

24.65% of male wages

Lithuania

10.34% of male wages

138% higher

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Estonia

14 gold medals

Lithuania

6.0 gold medals

133% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Estonia

319.15 gCO2/kWh

Lithuania

138.36 gCO2/kWh

131% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Lithuania

Estonia

0.66% of firms

Lithuania

6.3% of firms

90% lower

Foreign Patents

Lithuania

Estonia

1.0

Lithuania

9.0

89% lower

Political Corruption Index

Lithuania

Estonia

0.03

Lithuania

0.16

84% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Lithuania

Estonia

7.0K

Lithuania

37.0K

81% lower

Fuel Poverty

Lithuania

Estonia

3.6% of adults 16+

Lithuania

18% of adults 16+

80% lower

Capital Elevation

Lithuania

Estonia

28 m

Lithuania

112 m

75% lower

Shipping Traffic

Lithuania

Estonia

288.5K

Lithuania

1.05M

72% lower

Domestic Patents

Lithuania

Estonia

Lithuania

69% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Estonia

1.8% of GDP

Lithuania

1.1% of GDP

69% higher

Long Work Hours

Estonia

2.0% of employees

Lithuania

1.2% of employees

68% higher

Irrigated Land

Lithuania

Estonia

20 km²

Lithuania

61 km²

67% lower

Low Reading Skills

Lithuania

Estonia

5.2% of students

Lithuania

14.35% of students

64% lower

Comparison of Estonia and Lithuania across 187 metrics
				Winner
Coastline Length	3.8K km	90 km	4116% higher	Estonia
Inflation Rate	3.5%	0.70%	400% higher	Estonia
Water Stress (%)	9.5%	1.9%	388% higher	Estonia
Water Withdrawal	1.2 B m³	0.30 B m³	301% higher	Estonia
Credit Card Ownership	34.86% of adults	11.89% of adults	193% higher	Estonia
Gender Pay Gap (%)	24.65% of male wages	10.34% of male wages	138% higher	Estonia
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	14 gold medals	6.0 gold medals	133% higher	Estonia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	319.15 gCO2/kWh	138.36 gCO2/kWh	131% higher	Estonia
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.66% of firms	6.3% of firms	90% lower	Lithuania
Foreign Patents	1.0	9.0	89% lower	Lithuania
Political Corruption Index	0.03	0.16	84% lower	Lithuania
Armed Forces Personnel	7.0K	37.0K	81% lower	Lithuania
Fuel Poverty	3.6% of adults 16+	18% of adults 16+	80% lower	Lithuania
Capital Elevation	28 m	112 m	75% lower	Lithuania
Shipping Traffic	288.5K	1.05M	72% lower	Lithuania
Domestic Patents	25	81	69% lower	Lithuania
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.8% of GDP	1.1% of GDP	69% higher	Estonia
Long Work Hours	2.0% of employees	1.2% of employees	68% higher	Estonia
Irrigated Land	20 km²	61 km²	67% lower	Lithuania
Low Reading Skills	5.2% of students	14.35% of students	64% lower	Lithuania
Low Math Skills	5.2% of students	14.35% of students	64% lower	Lithuania
Low Science Skills	5.2% of students	14.35% of students	64% lower	Lithuania
Forest Coverage (%)	57.07%	35.23%	62% higher	Estonia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	5.0 sites	60% lower	Lithuania
Wind Electricity Share	18.82%	44.88%	58% lower	Lithuania
Land Border Length	657 km	1.5K km	57% lower	Lithuania
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	23.65 per 100k people	15.09 per 100k people	57% higher	Estonia
Seafood Consumption per Person	14.62 kg/person/yr	31.89 kg/person/yr	54% lower	Lithuania
Population	1.34M	2.82M	52% lower	Lithuania
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	Lithuania
Agricultural Land (%)	23.12%	45.89%	50% lower	Lithuania
All-Time Olympic Medals	45 medals	30 medals	50% higher	Estonia
Border Neighbors	2.0	4.0	50% lower	Lithuania
Depression Rate	8.2% of adults 15+	5.5% of adults 15+	49% higher	Estonia
Low Adult Numeracy	13.3% of adults	26.29% of adults	49% lower	Lithuania
GDP (Nominal)	$43,130,419,829.35	$84,869,215,513.36	49% lower	Lithuania
Firms with Female Top Manager	16% of firms	30.7% of firms	48% lower	Lithuania
Airports	34	63	46% lower	Lithuania
Firms Hit by Power Outages	26.16% of firms	18.01% of firms	45% higher	Estonia
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.5 per 1k	6.1 per 1k	43% lower	Lithuania
Youth Unemployment Rate	19.7% of youth labor force	13.76% of youth labor force	43% higher	Estonia
Infant Mortality	1.6 per 1k births	2.8 per 1k births	43% lower	Lithuania
Homicide Rate	1.5 per 100k	2.6 per 100k	42% lower	Lithuania
Scientific Publications	1.8K	3.1K	41% lower	Lithuania
Electric Generating Capacity	3.23M kW	5.43M kW	41% lower	Lithuania
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	28 days/yr	20 days/yr	40% higher	Estonia
Low-Wage Workers	12.05% of workers	19.88% of workers	39% lower	Lithuania
CO2 Per Capita	6.1 t/person/yr	4.4 t/person/yr	39% higher	Estonia
Child Mortality	2.1 per 1k births	3.4 per 1k births	38% lower	Lithuania
Vehicles per 1,000 People	657.43 per 1k people	478.02 per 1k people	38% higher	Estonia
Food Waste per Person	134 kg/person/yr	98 kg/person/yr	37% higher	Estonia
Youth NEET Rate	9.6% of youth 15-24	14.93% of youth 15-24	36% lower	Lithuania
Broadband Access (%)	38 per 100 people	28 per 100 people	36% higher	Estonia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.7K kWh/person	4.2K kWh/person	36% higher	Estonia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	6.1 µg/m³	9.2 µg/m³	33% lower	Lithuania
Relationship Dissatisfaction	5.3% of adults 16+	4.0% of adults 16+	32% higher	Estonia
Land Area	42.7K km²	62.6K km²	32% lower	Lithuania
Suicide Rate	14.94 per 100k	22.12 per 100k	32% lower	Lithuania
Housing Cost Burden	11.03% of households	15.76% of households	30% lower	Lithuania
Population Density	32.07 /km²	45.87 /km²	30% lower	Lithuania
Road Traffic Death Rate	4.4 per 100k	6.3 per 100k	30% lower	Lithuania
Overcrowded Housing	12.6% of households	17.27% of households	27% lower	Lithuania
Nurses & Midwives	6.9 per 1k	9.5 per 1k	27% lower	Lithuania
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.1K kg oil eq/person	2.4K kg oil eq/person	27% higher	Estonia
Average Earnings	$38,974.83	$52,897.64	26% lower	Lithuania
Loneliness	6.6% of adults 16+	8.9% of adults 16+	26% lower	Lithuania
Wealth Concentration	59.05% of wealth	46.77% of wealth	26% higher	Estonia
Tourist Arrivals	1.70M	2.28M	26% lower	Lithuania
Job Strain	23% of employees	30.77% of employees	25% lower	Lithuania
Time Dissatisfaction	10.5% of adults 16+	13.92% of adults 16+	25% lower	Lithuania
Railway Length	1.4K km	1.9K km	25% lower	Lithuania
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	58.39 per 100k	46.81 per 100k	25% higher	Estonia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.5 per 1k	6.0 per 1k	25% lower	Lithuania
Protected Land (%)	22%	17.8%	24% higher	Estonia
Can Raise Emergency Money	94.83% of adults	76.69% of adults	24% higher	Estonia
Insufficient Physical Activity	15.61% of adults	20.67% of adults	24% lower	Lithuania
Long-Term Unemployment	1.9% of workforce	2.4% of workforce	23% lower	Lithuania
Government Debt (% GDP)	28.3% of GDP	36.9% of GDP	23% lower	Lithuania
Renewable Energy (%)	17.95%	23.41%	23% lower	Lithuania
Road Deaths	4.3 per 100k	5.5 per 100k	22% lower	Lithuania
Meat Consumption per Person	63.64 kg/person/yr	81.28 kg/person/yr	22% lower	Lithuania
Merchant Fleet Size	72	59	22% higher	Estonia
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.2% of GDP	4.3% of GDP	22% higher	Estonia
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	8.2 per 1M people	6.7 per 1M people	22% higher	Estonia
Hypertension Prevalence	40.3% of adults	50% of adults	19% lower	Lithuania
Self-Rated Health	57.7% reporting good health	48.9% reporting good health	18% higher	Estonia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.84	0.71	18% higher	Estonia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	25.6% of adults	31.4% of adults	18% lower	Lithuania
Total CO2 Emissions	10.65 Mt CO2e	12.97 Mt CO2e	18% lower	Lithuania
Corruption Perceptions Index	76 pts	65 pts	17% higher	Estonia
Electricity Generation	6.1 TWh	7.3 TWh	17% lower	Lithuania
Adult Literacy	276.8 pts	238.4 pts	16% higher	Estonia
Beer Consumption	4.0 L/person/yr	4.8 L/person/yr	16% lower	Lithuania
Lack of Support	6.1% of adults 15+	7.2% of adults 15+	16% lower	Lithuania
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.6 vs bottom 20%	6.5 vs bottom 20%	15% lower	Lithuania
Poverty Rate	16.17% of population	14.09% of population	15% higher	Estonia
Adult Numeracy	282.38 pts	245.69 pts	15% higher	Estonia
Safety at Night	84% feeling safe at night	73% feeling safe at night	15% higher	Estonia
Inequality (Gini)	30.7	36	15% lower	Lithuania
Obesity Rate	26.67%	31.14%	14% lower	Lithuania
Teen Birth Rate	5.0 per 1k	5.9 per 1k	14% lower	Lithuania
Renewable Energy (%)	38%	33.2%	14% higher	Estonia
Financial Hardship	9.9% of adults 16+	11.4% of adults 16+	13% lower	Lithuania
Homicide Rate	1.4 per 100k	1.6 per 100k	13% lower	Lithuania
Electoral Democracy Index	0.89	0.79	13% higher	Estonia
University Enrollment Rate	67.62%	77.01%	12% lower	Lithuania
Birth Rate	7.9 per 1k	7.0 per 1k	12% higher	Estonia
Alcohol Consumption	10.68 L/adult/yr	12.1 L/adult/yr	12% lower	Lithuania
Researchers	4.7K per 1M	4.2K per 1M	12% higher	Estonia
Air Pollution Exposure	89.13% of population	100% of population	11% lower	Lithuania
Forest Area	24.4K km²	22.1K km²	11% higher	Estonia
Death Rate	12.57 per 1k	14.1 per 1k	11% lower	Lithuania
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.2 children/woman	11% higher	Estonia
Relationship Inequality	2.0 vs bottom 20%	1.9 vs bottom 20%	10% higher	Estonia
Spirits Consumption	4.6 L/person/yr	5.1 L/person/yr	10% lower	Lithuania
Smoking Rate	28.3%	31.4%	10% lower	Lithuania
Science Skills	525.81 pts	484.46 pts	9% higher	Estonia
Dependency Ratio	58.57% of working-age pop.	53.54% of working-age pop.	9% higher	Estonia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	151 per 100 people	139 per 100 people	9% higher	Estonia
Imports (% GDP)	75.37% of GDP	68.93% of GDP	9% higher	Estonia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$49,321.04	$54,409.76	9% lower	Lithuania
Digital Payments Used	98.65% of adults	90.76% of adults	9% higher	Estonia
Reading Skills	511.03 pts	471.83 pts	8% higher	Estonia
Low Life Satisfaction	7.3% of adults 16+	6.8% of adults 16+	8% higher	Estonia
Military Spending	3.4% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	8% higher	Estonia
Highest Elevation	318 m	294 m	8% higher	Estonia
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$27,863	$29,962	7% lower	Lithuania
Housing Affordability	76.47% of income	81.98% of income	7% lower	Lithuania
Math Skills	509.95 pts	475.15 pts	7% higher	Estonia
Time Use Inequality	2.5 vs bottom 20%	2.7 vs bottom 20%	7% lower	Lithuania
Average Weekly Work Hours	35.5 hrs/week	38.1 hrs/week	7% lower	Lithuania
Home Internet Access	90.87% of households	85.95% of households	6% higher	Estonia
Social Support	93.35% of adults 15+	87.99% of adults 15+	6% higher	Estonia
Voter Turnout	63.53% of votes	59.95% of votes	6% higher	Estonia
Science Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	6% lower	Lithuania
GNI Per Capita	$28,880	$27,150	6% higher	Estonia
Youth Population (%)	15.64%	14.71%	6% higher	Estonia
Elderly Population (%)	21.3%	20.17%	6% higher	Estonia
High-Tech Exports (%)	18.38%	17.32%	6% higher	Estonia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.97	0.92	6% higher	Estonia
Informal Employment Share	6.0% of employed people	5.6% of employed people	6% higher	Estonia
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	42.32 per 100k	44.71 per 100k	5% lower	Lithuania
Reading Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	Lithuania
Math Score Gap	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	Lithuania
Low Adult Literacy	3.9% of adults	3.7% of adults	5% higher	Estonia
Women in Parliament (%)	29.7%	28.37%	5% higher	Estonia
Green Space Access	72.85% of urban pop.	75.86% of urban pop.	4% lower	Lithuania
Chronic Pain	23% of adults 15+	24% of adults 15+	4% lower	Lithuania
Milk Consumption per Person	284.85 kg/person/yr	295.46 kg/person/yr	4% lower	Lithuania
Internet Users (%)	92.24%	89%	4% higher	Estonia
Unemployment Rate	7.8%	7.5%	4% higher	Estonia
Life Evaluation Score	6.4 pts	6.7 pts	4% lower	Lithuania
Women in Senior Management	36.03% of managers	37.42% of managers	4% lower	Lithuania
Health Spending (% GDP)	7.0% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	4% lower	Lithuania
Employment Rate (%)	83.42% of adults 25-64	80.99% of adults 25-64	3% higher	Estonia
Time Satisfaction	7.1 pts	6.9 pts	3% higher	Estonia
Earnings Inequality	3.4 vs bottom 10%	3.3 vs bottom 10%	3% higher	Estonia
Numeracy Gap	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	3% lower	Lithuania
Sanitation Access (%)	99.02%	96.4%	3% higher	Estonia
Urban Population (%)	70.7%	68.83%	3% higher	Estonia
Median Wealth	$118,188	$120,679	2% lower	Lithuania
Job Satisfaction	7.7 pts	7.8 pts	2% lower	Lithuania
Life Satisfaction	7.1 pts	7.2 pts	2% lower	Lithuania
Poor Health	12.3% reporting poor health	12.1% reporting poor health	2% higher	Estonia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.94	0.93	2% higher	Estonia
Solar Electricity Share	18.49%	18.79%	2% lower	Lithuania
Exports (% GDP)	75.67% of GDP	74.11% of GDP	2% higher	Estonia
Safe Drinking Water (%)	98.94%	96.73%	2% higher	Estonia
Life Expectancy	78.5 years	77.0 years	2% higher	Estonia
Human Development Index	0.91	0.90	1% higher	Estonia
Literacy Gap	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1% higher	Estonia
Happiness Inequality	2.3 vs bottom 20%	2.2 vs bottom 20%	1% higher	Estonia
Median Age	41.9 years	42.1 years	1% lower	Lithuania
Relationship Satisfaction	7.9 pts	8.0 pts	equal	Lithuania
Extreme Temperature Exposure	0% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Estonia
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Estonia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Estonia
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	99.6%	100%	equal	Lithuania
Firms Asked for Bribes	0% of firms	0.21% of firms	ranked lower	Lithuania
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	21.33% of GDP	21.42% of GDP	equal	Lithuania
GDP Growth Rate	-0.09%	2.8%	ranked lower	Lithuania
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,998.89	$1,988.95	equal	Estonia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	1.1 per 1M people	ranked lower	Lithuania
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Estonia
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Estonia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-0.2% of GDP	1.3% of GDP	ranked lower	Lithuania
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	-7.97% of GDP	5.5% of GDP	ranked lower	Lithuania

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Analysis

Lithuania leads in 100 of 187 shared metrics, while Estonia leads in 87.

Estonia's Coastline Length is 41.2x that of Lithuania (3.8K km vs 90 km).

Estonia's Inflation Rate is 4.0x that of Lithuania (3.5% vs 0.70%).

Estonia's Water Stress (%) is 3.9x that of Lithuania (9.5% vs 1.9%).

Estonia's Water Withdrawal is 3.0x that of Lithuania (1.2 B m³ vs 0.30 B m³).

Estonia's Credit Card Ownership is 1.9x that of Lithuania (34.86% of adults vs 11.89% of adults).

Key Comparisons

Coastline LengthEstonia leads

Estonia

3.8K km

Lithuania

90 km

Inflation RateEstonia leads

Estonia

3.5%

Lithuania

0.70%

Water Stress (%)Estonia leads

Estonia

9.5%

Lithuania

1.9%

Water WithdrawalEstonia leads

Estonia

1.2 B m³

Lithuania

0.30 B m³

Credit Card OwnershipEstonia leads

Estonia

34.86% of adults

Lithuania

11.89% of adults

Gender Pay Gap (%)Estonia leads

Estonia

24.65% of male wages

Lithuania

10.34% of male wages

Coastline Length

3.8K km

90 km

Inflation Rate

3.5%

0.70%

Water Stress (%)

9.5%

1.9%

Water Withdrawal

1.2 B m³

0.30 B m³

Credit Card Ownership

34.86% of adults

11.89% of adults

Gender Pay Gap (%)

24.65% of male wages

10.34% of male wages

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

14 gold medals

6.0 gold medals

Electricity Carbon Intensity

319.15 gCO2/kWh

138.36 gCO2/kWh

Firms Making Informal Payments

0.66% of firms

6.3% of firms

Foreign Patents

1.0

9.0

Political Corruption Index

0.03

0.16

Armed Forces Personnel

7.0K

37.0K

Fuel Poverty

3.6% of adults 16+

18% of adults 16+

Capital Elevation

28 m

112 m

Shipping Traffic

288.5K

1.05M

Domestic Patents

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.8% of GDP

1.1% of GDP

Long Work Hours

2.0% of employees

1.2% of employees

Irrigated Land

20 km²

61 km²

Low Reading Skills

5.2% of students

14.35% of students

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Coastline Length

Inflation Rate

Water Stress (%)

Water Withdrawal

Credit Card Ownership

Gender Pay Gap (%)

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Firms Making Informal Payments

Foreign Patents

Political Corruption Index

Armed Forces Personnel

Fuel Poverty

Capital Elevation

Shipping Traffic

Domestic Patents

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Long Work Hours

Irrigated Land

Low Reading Skills

Low Math Skills

Low Science Skills

Forest Coverage (%)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Wind Electricity Share

Land Border Length

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Seafood Consumption per Person

Population

Time Zones Count

Agricultural Land (%)

All-Time Olympic Medals

Border Neighbors

Depression Rate

Low Adult Numeracy

GDP (Nominal)

Firms with Female Top Manager

Airports

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Doctors (per 1,000)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Infant Mortality

Homicide Rate

Scientific Publications

Electric Generating Capacity

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Low-Wage Workers

CO2 Per Capita

Child Mortality

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Food Waste per Person

Youth NEET Rate

Broadband Access (%)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Relationship Dissatisfaction

Land Area

Suicide Rate

Housing Cost Burden

Population Density

Road Traffic Death Rate

Overcrowded Housing

Nurses & Midwives

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Average Earnings

Loneliness

Wealth Concentration

Tourist Arrivals

Job Strain

Time Dissatisfaction

Railway Length

ATMs per 100,000 Adults