Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.
live 5.4 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 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.
Economy
be 90.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
pay a 53.8% higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 78.4% more on education
Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
Estonia: At a glance
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