Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.7 years longer

In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 17.5% more money

Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.

be 11.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

be 44.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% 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 Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

have 13.4% fewer children

In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 22.0% less likely to have internet access

In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 34.8% less on education

Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.1% more on healthcare

Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.0 times more coastline

Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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