Estonia vs Lithuania: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Estonia
3.0%
in 2021
Lithuania
2.8%
in 2021
Estonia rank
7th
Lithuania rank
9th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Lithuania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Estonia ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in family programs.