Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 73.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.2 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 41.3% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 32.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

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

Life

be 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.8% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 88.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 68.1% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 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 33.5% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.3 times more coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes.

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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