Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.4 years longer

In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 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 12.0% less likely to be obese

In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 35.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 14.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate

Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 14.6% fewer children

In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 22.2% more on education

Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 36.4% more coastline

Ukraine has a total of 2,782 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, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine.

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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