Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 81.6% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.7 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 34.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
make 78.1% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in India, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2023.
pay a 77.7% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 97.6% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.5% less likely to be literate
In Estonia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 8.9 times more 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 52.1% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.8% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 61.5% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 84.5% more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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