Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 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 10.5% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.8 times more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 32.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 93.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.9% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 82.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 50.0% fewer children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 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 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 68.6% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 19.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 43.5% more on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.2 times more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.

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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