Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.4 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 24.0% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.8 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 63.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 53.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Yemen 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 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.5% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 92.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 65.0% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 81.4% more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.1% more coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.

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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