Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 40.1% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 15.3% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 30.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 68.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 72.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 39.7% fewer children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 15.4% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.8% more on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 43.7% more coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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