Greece vs Lithuania: Share of births that are twins
Greece
2.9%
in 2022
Lithuania
1.7%
in 2020
Greece rank
1st
Lithuania rank
4th
Share of births that are twins over time
- Greece
- Lithuania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.9% against 1.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.7 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lithuania ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births that are twins, Greece or Lithuania?
- Greece, at 2.9% against 1.7% in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of births that are twins between Greece and Lithuania?
- 1.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lithuania?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Lithuania rank globally for share of births that are twins?
- Greece ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 4th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births that are twins. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.