Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 31.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

pay a 59.0% lower top tax rate

Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 14.9% less money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 13.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

Life

have 15.5% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 28.1% more likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 18.8% less on healthcare

Italy 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 53.5% more on education

Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 50.1% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 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, Italian Revenue Agency.

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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