Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.2 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 57.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

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

Life

be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 58.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 43.4% fewer children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 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 43.4% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 3.5 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 90.2% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

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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