Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Albania, you would:

Health

live 1.6 years less

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,100 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 45.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 13.0% lower top tax rate

Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 68.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 33.3% fewer children

In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 21.6% more likely to have internet access

In Albania, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 16.4% more on healthcare

Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 10.5 times more coastline

Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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