Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.6 years longer

In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 17.5% more likely to be obese

In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 17.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.

make 15.9% less money

Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.

pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate

Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 18.8% less likely to have internet access

In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% less on education

Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 21.8% more on healthcare

Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.6 times more coastline

Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece.

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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