Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Liechtenstein, 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

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Liechtenstein has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 69.8% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $139,100 as of 2009, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Liechtenstein, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 15.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 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 20.4% fewer children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Liechtenstein spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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