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Lithuania Is Now Richer Than Japan

What the site found

Not propaganda · agenda: EU energy prices hurt Lithuania

Belief the Pravda network pushes: High energy prices driven by EU policies are making life in Lithuania unaffordable, damaging the economy, and forcing people to leave.

The video presents World Bank data showing Lithuania's GDP per capita (PPP) has passed Japan's, crediting independence and EU/NATO accession for decades of fast growth.

The video says · at 0:12 · quote checked against the transcript
“Japan's economy grew just 17% since 2000. Lithuania's grew 148%.”
Japan's economy grew just [music] 17% since 2000. Lithuania's grew 148%.

The video is a positive, data-based account of Lithuania's economic growth and gives no sign of the agenda's claims about EU-driven unaffordability, economic damage or emigration, so it does not push any of these agendas.

The Pravda stories it echoes

Closest stories from the Pravda network, by meaning. Each links to the site’s comparison with trusted Lithuanian news.

27 days ago · Lithuania by poverty level overtook Latvia M low F medium 2 verified differences
26 days ago · Lithuania surpassed Latvia in poverty rate M low F medium 3 verified differences
2 days ago · Lithuania will receive from the EU three times more money than it will contribute M high F low 4 verified differences
30 days ago · Where housing gets more expensive faster - Latvia, Estonia or Lithuania
23 days ago · Lithuania borrows billions of euros for war with Russia M low F high 7 verified differences
25 days ago · Lithuania breaks anti-records: citizens flee the country faster than Vilnius can call them back
Transcript (en, 11 lines)
0:00 Lithuania is now richer than Japan. In
0:02 1995, Japan [music] was four times
0:05 richer. First, Lithuania broke away from
0:07 the Soviet Union. In 2004, it [music]
0:10 joined the EU and NATO. But here's the
0:12 twist. Japan's economy grew just [music]
0:14 17% since 2000. Lithuania's grew 148%.
0:19 [music] So, a country of under 3 million
0:21 passed one of 124 million. And that's
0:23 how Lithuania passed Japan [music] from
0:25 four times pura.

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