Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.6 years longer

In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.7 times more likely to be obese

In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 15.0 times more money

Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

Ethiopia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 81.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Ethiopia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ethiopia, approximately 267.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 92.9% more likely to be literate

In Ethiopia, the literacy rate is 51.8% as of 2017. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 89.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Ethiopia, approximately 33.5 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 72.3% fewer children

In Ethiopia, there are approximately 29.6 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 81.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 5.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Ethiopia, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 30.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ethiopia, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 46.7% more on education

Ethiopia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Ethiopia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

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

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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