Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.2 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 61.7% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% 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

Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 69.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 29.3% fewer children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 57.6% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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