Quality of life comparison
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 92.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
be 93.2% 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 22.8% as of 2021.
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
How big is Estonia compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.