Quality of life comparison
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 16.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.
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 20.3% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.
be 11.9% 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 22.5% as of 2022.
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
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