Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 31.2% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.7 years less

In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 39.4% lower top tax rate

New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 16.6% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 68.8% more likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 34.9% fewer children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 22.0% less on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 74.9% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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, New Zealand 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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