Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Health

be 18.4% more likely to be obese

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $19,900 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 33.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 26.4% more likely to have internet access

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 20.4% less on healthcare

Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 189.7 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 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, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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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