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

Health

live 7.9 years longer

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.5 times more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 51.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate

Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% 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 Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 77.4% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 89.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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.

have 72.8% fewer children

In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 47.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 65.7% more likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 14.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% more on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 50.0% more on healthcare

Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.1 times more coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 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, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.

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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