Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% 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

China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

pay a 55.6% lower top tax rate

China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 11.8% more likely to be unemployed

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

Life

be 78.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 49.4% less likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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 19.6% fewer children

In China, there are approximately 10.2 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 31.6% more likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 83.3% more on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 39.3% more on healthcare

China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 73.8% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 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, State Administration of Taxation.

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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