Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.4 years less

In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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

pay a 63.6% lower top tax rate

Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 32.6% less money

Austria has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 11.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Austria, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 54.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

Life

have 11.8% fewer children

In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 32.2% less on healthcare

Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 29.4% more on education

Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Federal Ministry of Finance.

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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