Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 37.5% lower top tax rate

Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 90.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 17.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

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

Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 26.9% more on education

Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.0% more on healthcare

Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 8.6 times more coastline

Poland has a total of 440 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, Ministry of Finance, Poland.

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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