Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

be 23.7% less likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.1 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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

pay a 55.6% lower top tax rate

United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 20.8% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $47,600 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 49.3% more likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 22.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

Life

be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth

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

be 10.5% less likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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.

have 24.1% fewer children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 35.0% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 20.0% more on education

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

Geography

see 69.5% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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, HM Revenue & Customs.

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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