Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 2.5 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
pay a 27.3% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 5.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 74.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 37.9% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 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 18.6% more likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.3% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 49.4% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
Estonia: At a glance
How big is Estonia compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.