Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 16.2% less likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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

pay a 58.3% lower top tax rate

Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 63.7% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 46.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 60.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

have 26.1% fewer children

In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

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

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 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, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.

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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