Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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.
Economy
pay a 64.6% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 37.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 32.0% more on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Estonia: At a glance
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