Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.
pay a 61.2% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 27.0% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.
be 84.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 60.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 19.6% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 11.9% more on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
Estonia: At a glance
How big is Estonia compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.