Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 17.8% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
be 36.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
be 21.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 77.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.6% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.
be 77.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 42.7% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 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 21.6% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 83.3% more on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.2% more on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.5% more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Estonia: At a glance
How big is Estonia compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.