Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.5 years longer

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 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 58.9% less likely to be obese

In Tuvalu, 51.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.1 times more money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 14.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tuvalu, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 88.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Tuvalu, approximately 28.9 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 63.9% fewer children

In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 96.1% more likely to have internet access

In Tuvalu, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 63.7% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 21.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 158.1 times more coastline

Tuvalu has a total of 24 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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