Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.4 years longer

In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 12.2% more likely to be obese

In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Moldova has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 27.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Moldova, 31.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Moldova, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate

Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Moldova, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 70.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 26.0% more likely to have internet access

In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 14.7% more on healthcare

Moldova spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, State tax Service.

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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