Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 60.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.2% as of 2022.
be 55.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.2% as of 2021.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 19.5% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Czech Republic, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.7% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Czech Republic spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.9% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Czech Republic, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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