Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years longer

In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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

make 2.2 times more money

Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $17,100 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Macedonia, 14.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Macedonia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Macedonia, approximately 7.3 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.

be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Macedonia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 19.6% fewer children

In Macedonia, there are approximately 10.2 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 15.8% more likely to have internet access

In Macedonia, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Public Revenue Office.

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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