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Georgia vs Lithuania

Side-by-side comparison of Georgia and Lithuania from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.

Georgia

Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,018 years

NationsTree Index49.092nd of 196
Tree height6.3 m 
vs
11:26
indicators where each ranks higher

Lithuania

Europe & Central Asia · nation age 790 years

NationsTree Index61.154th of 196
Tree height8.0 m 
Open in the comparison tool Data as of 26 October 2026

In short

Lithuania scores 61.1 in the NationsTree Index (54th in the world) and Georgia scores 49.0 (92nd), a gap of 12.1 points. Their trees are 6.3 m and 8.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Georgia has 36% more people than Lithuania. Georgia and Lithuania have a similar land area. The economy of Lithuania is 42% larger than that of Georgia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Georgia 3.9 million and Lithuania 2.9 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $56,838 in Lithuania and $29,414 in Georgia (2025, international dollars). People in Lithuania live on average 2.5 years longer (77.2 vs 74.7 years).

Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Georgia ranks higher in the world on 11 and Lithuania on 26. Georgia is clearly stronger in land & people. Lithuania is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, science & innovation and infrastructure & digital.

As a nation, Georgia is the older of the two (statehood since 1008, 1,018 years), compared with Lithuania (since 1236). Over the last five years Georgia improved faster (direction score 23 vs 9 out of 100).

Where they differ most

The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Georgia and Lithuania.

Over time

How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.

NationsTree IndexGeorgiaLithuania
304050607080 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2025

Lithuania overtook Georgia in life expectancy in 2008 and has stayed ahead since.

Lithuania has been ahead of Georgia in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.

Lithuania has been ahead of Georgia in GDP per person (PPP) and GDP (PPP) in every year since 1990.

Georgia has been ahead of Lithuania in population in every year since 1990.

Strength by category

Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i

All indicators

Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.

Indicator Georgia Lithuania
Land & people
Surface area i km² 69,700122nd/216 · 2024 65,290124th/216 · 2024
Land area i km² 69,490119th/216 · 2024 62,590121st/216 · 2024
Population i people 3.9 m129th/217 · 2025 2.9 m139th/217 · 2025
Population growth i % 3.18%11th/217 · 2025 0.02%168th/217 · 2025
Population density i people/km² 66.7139th/216 · 2024 46.1158th/216 · 2024
Urban population i % 61.2%124th/217 · 2025 69.1%95th/217 · 2025
Population aged 0–14 i % 20.5%121st/217 · 2025 14.5%186th/217 · 2025
Population aged 65+ i % 16.0%63rd/217 · 2025 20.7%32nd/217 · 2025
Economy
GDP i USD $38.14 bn107th/210 · 2025 $95.21 bn79th/210 · 2025
GDP (PPP) i intl. USD $115.77 bn96th/199 · 2025 $164.19 bn88th/199 · 2025
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) i intl. USD 2021 $98.93 bn97th/199 · 2025 $141.09 bn88th/199 · 2025
GDP per person i USD $9,692105th/210 · 2025 $32,95952nd/210 · 2025
GDP per person (PPP) i intl. USD $29,41480th/199 · 2025 $56,83842nd/199 · 2025
GNI per person (Atlas) i USD $8,99099th/201 · 2025 $30,50047th/201 · 2025
GDP growth i % 7.5%16th/210 · 2025 2.9%119th/210 · 2025
Inflation i % 3.9%116th/180 · 2025 3.8%112th/180 · 2025
Unemployment i % 12.1%163rd/187 · 2025 6.7%122nd/187 · 2025
Central government debt i % of GDP 40.1%18th/55 · 2024 —
General government gross debt i % of GDP 34.3%44th/189 · 2025 39.5%58th/189 · 2025
Government budget balance i % of GDP -1.5%63rd/192 · 2025 -1.8%71st/192 · 2025
Main industries
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i % of GDP 5.2%106th/197 · 2025 2.3%143rd/197 · 2025
Industry incl. construction i % of GDP 18.6%135th/200 · 2025 22.1%111th/200 · 2025
Manufacturing i % of GDP 8.0%123rd/192 · 2025 13.1%62nd/192 · 2025
Services i % of GDP 63.9%63rd/200 · 2025 64.8%55th/200 · 2025
Trade
Exports of goods & services i USD $18.08 bn93rd/182 · 2025 $69.49 bn56th/182 · 2025
Imports of goods & services i USD $20.30 bn93rd/182 · 2025 $65.81 bn60th/182 · 2025
Exports i % of GDP 47.4%57th/183 · 2025 73.0%23rd/183 · 2025
Imports i % of GDP 53.2%72nd/183 · 2025 69.1%36th/183 · 2025
Trade openness i % of GDP 100.6%63rd/183 · 2025 142.1%24th/183 · 2025
Fuel exports i % of merchandise exports 3.1%86th/170 · 2025 13.6%41st/170 · 2025
Manufactures exports i % of merchandise exports 29.9%91st/171 · 2025 60.0%53rd/171 · 2025
Food exports i % of merchandise exports 45.4%35th/171 · 2025 19.7%76th/171 · 2025
Ores & metals exports i % of merchandise exports 16.8%29th/171 · 2025 1.8%109th/171 · 2025
High-tech exports i % of manufactured exports 3.8%108th/168 · 2024 17.3%44th/168 · 2024
Current account balance i % of GDP -2.6%107th/191 · 2025 -1.0%91st/191 · 2025
Foreign direct investment, inflows i % of GDP 4.3%48th/196 · 2025 3.2%66th/196 · 2025
Natural resources
Natural resource rents i % of GDP 1.4%108th/209 · 2021 0.3%145th/209 · 2021
Oil rents i % of GDP 0.03%92nd/197 · 2021 0.02%99th/197 · 2021
Natural gas rents i % of GDP 0.01%81st/197 · 2021 0.00%100th/197 · 2021
Coal rents i % of GDP 0.01%54th/195 · 2021 0.00%68th/195 · 2021
Mineral rents i % of GDP 1.28%42nd/209 · 2021 0.00%91st/209 · 2021
Forest rents i % of GDP 0.07%124th/209 · 2021 0.27%86th/209 · 2021
Arable land i % of land area 3.9%147th/206 · 2024 36.7%16th/206 · 2024
Renewable freshwater per person i m³ 15,65839th/183 · 2022 5,46066th/183 · 2022
Tourism
International tourist arrivals i arrivals 1.5 m80th/194 · 2020 2.3 m60th/194 · 2020
Tourism receipts i USD $586.0 m91st/175 · 2020 $834.0 m2004
Tourism receipts i % of exports 9.9%58th/168 · 2020 7.5%2004
Outbound trips i departures 3.8 m35th/107 · 2019 1.6 m53rd/107 · 2020
Society & health
Life expectancy i years 74.7111th/217 · 2024 77.284th/217 · 2024
Under-5 mortality i per 1,000 births 8.662nd/196 · 2024 3.424th/196 · 2024
Physicians i per 1,000 people 5.646th/174 · 2023 4.4719th/174 · 2022
Hospital beds i per 1,000 people 4.036th/145 · 2023 5.717th/145 · 2022
DPT immunization i % of children 12–23 months 86%125th/193 · 2024 89%110th/193 · 2024
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i % of adults 98.6%13th/153 · 2024 97.9%19th/153 · 2023
Secondary enrolment i % gross 101.0%58th/173 · 2024 104.9%42nd/173 · 2024
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i % of population 66.0%18th/55 · 2021 81.9%2008
Old-age dependency ratio i % of working-age population 25.2%58th/217 · 2025 32.0%33rd/217 · 2025
Health spending i % of GDP 6.9%88th/193 · 2023 7.6%72nd/193 · 2024
Adult literacy i % 99.7%10th/98 · 2024 99.8%2011
Tertiary enrolment i % gross 89.5%15th/150 · 2025 75.6%41st/150 · 2024
Human Development Index i index 0–1 0.84457th/193 · 2023 0.89539th/193 · 2023
Income inequality (Gini) i index 33.952nd/108 · 2024 36.065th/108 · 2023
Extreme poverty i % of population 4.2%73rd/108 · 2024 1.1%52nd/108 · 2023
Infrastructure & digital
Access to electricity i % of population 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 100.0%1st/215 · 2024
Safely managed drinking water i % of population 70.5%86th/150 · 2024 96.7%44th/150 · 2024
Safely managed sanitation i % of population 63.0%68th/144 · 2024 96.4%19th/144 · 2024
Internet users i % of population 83.8%87th/186 · 2024 89.2%64th/186 · 2024
Mobile subscriptions i per 100 people 16122nd/210 · 2024 13945th/210 · 2024
Fixed broadband i per 100 people 30.456th/208 · 2024 27.868th/208 · 2024
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) i score 1–5 2.30117th/164 · 2022 3.5038th/164 · 2022
Rail lines i route-km 1,38761st/82 · 2021 1,91952nd/82 · 2021
Air passengers carried i passengers 320,810125th/161 · 2023 29,256151st/161 · 2022
Environment & energy
CO₂ emissions per person i t CO₂e 3.53119th/203 · 2024 4.49143rd/203 · 2024
Renewable energy i % of final energy use 25.2%91st/212 · 2021 33.2%75th/212 · 2021
Air pollution (PM2.5) i µg/m³ 18.6106th/200 · 2023 10.750th/200 · 2023
Forest area i % of land area 44.6%67th/214 · 2024 35.4%94th/214 · 2024
Energy use per person i kg oil eq. 1,55171st/149 · 2024 2,55242nd/149 · 2024
Institutions & safety
Government effectiveness i score 0–100 59.576th/205 · 2025 77.826th/205 · 2025
Control of corruption i score 0–100 45.299th/207 · 2025 68.637th/207 · 2025
Rule of law i score 0–100 60.295th/207 · 2025 81.223rd/207 · 2025
Political stability i score 0–100 56.9153rd/207 · 2025 82.047th/207 · 2025
Regulatory quality i score 0–100 66.249th/205 · 2025 77.419th/205 · 2025
Voice & accountability i score 0–100 51.1124th/205 · 2025 79.325th/205 · 2025
Homicide rate i per 100,000 2.067th/145 · 2019 2.682nd/145 · 2023
Military
Military expenditure i USD $657.9 m92nd/156 · 2025 $2.95 bn56th/156 · 2025
Military expenditure i % of GDP 1.7%77th/156 · 2025 3.1%30th/156 · 2025
Military expenditure i % of government spending 5.8%64th/154 · 2025 7.6%43rd/154 · 2025
Armed forces personnel i people 26,00093rd/170 · 2020 37,00082nd/170 · 2020
Armed forces personnel i % of labour force 1.39%45th/168 · 2020 2.48%20th/168 · 2020
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) i TIV 15.0 m97th/163 · 2024 29.0 m81st/163 · 2025
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) i TIV 7.0 m2017 3.0 m53rd/65 · 2024
Science & innovation
R&D spending i % of GDP 0.26%77th/110 · 2024 1.05%39th/110 · 2023
Patent applications by residents i applications 9471st/137 · 2024 5881st/137 · 2024
Scientific articles i articles 65093rd/197 · 2023 2,67368th/197 · 2023

Questions and answers

Which has more people, Georgia or Lithuania?

Georgia has the larger population: 3.9 m (2025) compared with 2.9 m for Lithuania (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.

Which is bigger by area, Georgia or Lithuania?

Georgia is larger: 69,700 km² (2024) compared with 65,290 km² for Lithuania (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.

Which economy is larger, Georgia or Lithuania?

Lithuania has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $164.19 bn intl. (2025) compared with $115.77 bn intl. for Georgia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.

Which is richer per person, Georgia or Lithuania?

Lithuania has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $56,838 intl. (2025) compared with $29,414 intl. for Georgia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.

Where do people live longer, in Georgia or Lithuania?

Lithuania has the higher life expectancy at birth: 77.2 years (2024) compared with 74.7 years for Georgia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.

Which spends more on the military, Georgia or Lithuania?

Lithuania spends more on the military: $2.95 bn (2025) compared with $657.9 m for Georgia (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.

Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Georgia or Lithuania?

Lithuania: 61.1 points (54th in the world); Georgia: 49.0 points (92nd). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.

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Sources

World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Georgia vs Lithuania — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/georgia-vs-lithuania. Data as of 26 October 2026.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Georgia vs Lithuania — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/georgia-vs-lithuania. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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