Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 93.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 11.4 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 23.3% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.7 times more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 67.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 45.9% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 29.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 88.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 66.3% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 81.3% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 31.2% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 12.4% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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 Department.

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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