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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 35.9% more likely to be obese

In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 25.0% more money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $33,600 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate

Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 64.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Malaysia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 76.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malaysia, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 42.3% fewer children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 69.2% more on education

Malaysia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 90.2% more on healthcare

Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 18.8% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 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, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.

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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