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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Lithuania: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Lithuania is placed 29th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 99.9 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 7.67 (2023).
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Development & Human Capital
29th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Lithuania on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
7.67
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Lithuania: 7.67. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Northern Europe
- 1.31 Norway
- Land neighbours
- Belarus 1.1 · Latvia 18.72 · Poland 1.57 · Russia 9.4
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.895
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 39th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Lithuania: 0.895. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Northern Europe
- 0.972 Iceland
- Land neighbours
- Belarus 0.824 · Latvia 0.889 · Poland 0.906 · Russia 0.832
02Over time
Which way Lithuania is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
LithuaniaWorld median
Lithuania fell from 15.93 in 2000 to 7.67 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Lithuania World median 2023 7.67 46.7 2022 9.41 53.0 2021 9.31 76.6 2020 8.11 56.0 2019 8.90 48.4 2018 9.01 49.3 2017 9.71 47.2 2016 9.27 50.6 2015 9.88 51.9 2014 9.12 52.8 2013 10.04 53.3 2012 10.04 54.6 2011 10.46 55.0 2010 10.30 56.1 2009 10.75 56.3 2008 12.63 55.8 2007 13.70 56.8 2006 13.80 58.1 2005 13.22 60.1 2004 12.35 63.0 2003 14.03 66.8 2002 13.70 66.0 2001 15.80 68.1 2000 15.93 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
LithuaniaWorld median
Lithuania rose from 0.778 in 2000 to 0.895 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Lithuania World median 2023 0.895 0.7620 2022 0.888 0.7610 2021 0.887 0.7450 2020 0.888 0.7425 2019 0.894 0.7515 2018 0.889 0.7520 2017 0.885 0.7480 2016 0.875 0.7500 2015 0.869 0.7430 2014 0.866 0.7410 2013 0.865 0.7390 2012 0.862 0.7350 2011 0.860 0.7250 2010 0.854 0.7250 2009 0.851 0.7220 2008 0.849 0.7180 2007 0.839 0.7100 2006 0.834 0.7045 2005 0.828 0.6960 2004 0.821 0.6960 2003 0.812 0.6910 2002 0.799 0.6845 2001 0.787 0.6770 2000 0.778 0.6720
03In context
Lithuania beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Lithuania and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | 21st | 84.2 | 1.57 | 0.906 |
| Lithuania | 29th | 99.9 | 7.67 | 0.895 |
 Latvia | 41st | 99.4 | 18.72 | 0.889 |
 Russia | 42nd | 95.4 | 9.4 | 0.832 |
 Belarus | 57th | 36 | 1.1 | 0.824 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Lithuania in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Lithuania is ahead of the world, and behind
48 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median37
Statistics on which Lithuania does better than the middle country measured.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.81.03613.8No earlier reading
Lithuania: 1.036 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 160th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93313.619.933▲ Improved since 2013
Lithuania: 13.61 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 6th of 193 · derived.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8398.9972.83▲ Improved since 2014
Lithuania: 98.99 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 7th of 139 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.214.39810.21No real change since 2010
Lithuania: 4.398 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 151st of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.10.217.1No earlier reading
Lithuania: 0.2 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 138th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 088.20No earlier reading
Lithuania: 88.2 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.7510023.75No earlier reading
Lithuania: 100 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.389.3669.3▲ Improved since 2016
Lithuania: 89.36 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 21st of 188 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1341.8718.134No real change since 2014
Lithuania: 1.871 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 178th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.262.83112.26▲ Improved since 2014
Lithuania: 2.831 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 177th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1632.5448.163▲ Improved since 2013
Lithuania: 2.544 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 177th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.543.37714.54▲ Improved since 2014
Lithuania: 3.377 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 177th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.990.745.9No earlier reading
Lithuania: 90.7 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.070.351▲ Improved since 2013
Lithuania: 0.07 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 24th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.410098.4No earlier reading
Lithuania: 100 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.910043.9No earlier reading
Lithuania: 100 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.810080.8No earlier reading
Lithuania: 100 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26548,84017,265▲ Improved since 2015
Lithuania: 48,840 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 34th of 185 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3416.4513.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Lithuania: 16.45 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 37th of 195 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.1172.858▲ Improved since 2014
Lithuania: 1.117 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 163rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.7060.564▲ Improved since 2010
Lithuania: 0.706 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 34th of 172 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.7510.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Lithuania: 0.751 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 31st of 156 · derived.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.058.82217.05▼ Worsened since 2013
Lithuania: 8.822 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 134th of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6757.346.67No real change since 2012
Lithuania: 57.3 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 195 · derived.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.8120.609▼ Worsened since 2013
Lithuania: 0.812 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 38th of 169 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,230104,90225,230No real change since 2010
Lithuania: 104,902 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 35th of 151 · derived.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6533.1918.65No earlier reading
Lithuania: 33.19 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486147,17046,486▲ Improved since 2010
Lithuania: 147,170 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 36th of 150 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89030,86312,890▲ Improved since 2012
Lithuania: 30,863 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 40th of 166 · derived.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2521.2574.252No earlier reading
Lithuania: 1.257 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 112th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0724,1873,072▲ Improved since 2013
Lithuania: 4,187 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 57th of 179 · derived.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9711.0220.971▲ Improved since 2013
Lithuania: 1.022 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 68th of 184 · derived.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.823.257.82No real change since 2013
Lithuania: 3.25 · world median 7.82 · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 93.58; lower is better.
Position 36th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.11.082.1▼ Worsened since 2014
Lithuania: 1.08 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6376.0374.63▲ Improved since 2013
Lithuania: 76.03 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 98th of 222 · derived.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.341.251.34▲ Improved since 2013
Lithuania: 1.25 · world median 1.34 · Population below $4.20 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 72.3; lower is better.
Position 32nd of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prosperity GapWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.7541.5811.754No real change since 2013
Lithuania: 1.581 · world median 1.754 · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.406 to 12.06; lower is better.
Position 31st of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Lithuania does worse than the middle country measured.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918991▼ Worsened since 2015
Lithuania: 89 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.931.10.93▼ Worsened since 2013
Lithuania: 1.1 · world median 0.93 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 27th of 58 · derived, 1st = worst.
Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI)OECD Development Assistance Committee · 2025 · world median 0.270.210.27▲ Improved since 2018
Lithuania: 0.21 · world median 0.27 · ODA given (% of the provider's GNI, grant equivalent). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.05 to 1.03; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5464.93.546No earlier reading
Lithuania: 4.9 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 908690▼ Worsened since 2015
Lithuania: 86 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.3450.710.345▼ Worsened since 2013
Lithuania: 0.71 · world median 0.345 · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 19.95; lower is better.
Position 18th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.1850.570.185▼ Worsened since 2013
Lithuania: 0.57 · world median 0.185 · Squared poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (0–100). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 9.74; lower is better.
Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.485.3794.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Lithuania: 85.37 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Lithuania: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Lithuania: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2613.1311.26Moved since 2015
Lithuania: 13.13 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 52nd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Lithuania
Children with Functional Difficulties, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Net Official Development Assistance Received and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Lithuania’s 16 topics
Development & Human Capital is Lithuania’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledge5th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality6th of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 15th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions17th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 18th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation21st of 1764/4 keys
- Energy20th of 1653/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing25th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital29th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience29th of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture43rd of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security42nd of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour48th of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade50th of 1774/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 70th of 1593/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 89th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Lithuania can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Norway2nd3/3 keysThis page
Lithuania29th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Lithuania and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Lithuania on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Lithuania rank on development & human capital?
Lithuania is placed 29th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Lithuania?
99.9 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Lithuania?
7.67 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Lithuania compare with Russia on development & human capital?
Russia is placed 42nd of 196, and Lithuania 29th. Social Protection Coverage: Russia 95.4, Lithuania 99.9; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Russia 9.4, Lithuania 7.67; Human Development Index: Russia 0.832, Lithuania 0.895.
How have Lithuania’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 15.93 in 2000 to 7.67 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.778 in 2000 to 0.895 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Lithuania?
No current reading is published for Lithuania on Children with Functional Difficulties, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Net Official Development Assistance Received and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 48 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Lithuania’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Lithuania (banner) — (Jan Mehlich), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Lithuania: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/lithuania/development