Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.0 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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

make 3.3 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 62.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 94.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.9% more likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 86.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 61.7% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 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 88.4% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% 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

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.0% more on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.5 times more coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 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, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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