Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.2 years longer

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 5.4 times more likely to be obese

In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.4 times more money

Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 24.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 38.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

Life

be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.1% more likely to be literate

In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 88.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 54.9% fewer children

In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 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 21.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cambodia, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 60.2% more likely to have internet access

In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 17.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

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

Geography

see 8.6 times more coastline

Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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