Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.7 years longer

In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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

make 71.4% more money

Serbia has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 26.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Serbia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Serbia, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 18.6% more likely to have internet access

In Serbia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 10.3% less on healthcare

Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 83.3% more on education

Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.

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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