Quality of life comparison

live 4.7 years less

In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

pay a 48.1% lower top tax rate

Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 53.6% less money

Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 77.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 84.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 21.2% fewer children

In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 31.6% less on healthcare

Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 11.9% more on education

Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 84.9% less coastline

Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.