Japan or Lithuania: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Japan wins on more indicators: 10 of 13 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Japan 2:0
- Costs and work: Lithuania 0:1
- Climate and health: Japan 6:1
- Law and institutions: Japan 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Japan
Indicator
Lithuania
Safety and trust
Better: Japan (2 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✓0.2 per 100,000 residents
202391% lower
✗2.6 per 100,000 residents
20231043% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✓34%
20226% higher
✗32%
20226% lower
Costs and work
Better: Lithuania (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$55,422
20252% lower
✓$56,838
20253% higher
Climate and health
Better: Japan (6 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓84.0 years
20249% higher
✗77.2 years
20248% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓81.1 years
202411% higher
✗73.0 years
202410% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓87.1 years
20247% higher
✗81.6 years
20246% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓87.5 years
202310% higher
✗79.4 years
20239% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.82%
2024almost equal
99.72%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.76%
2024almost equal
99.66%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗11.5 µg/m³ per year
20237% higher
✓10.7 µg/m³ per year
20237% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Japan (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.54 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202512% higher
✗1.37 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202511% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓1.45 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202542% higher
✗1.02 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202530% lower
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Japan, Lithuania.