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

Health

be 92.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 11.6 years longer

In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 11.4 times more money

Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 62.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Zambia, 60.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

Zambia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Zambia, approximately 135.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.2% more likely to be literate

In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 76.0% fewer children

In Zambia, there are approximately 34.1 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Zambia, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Zambia, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 39.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Zambia, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 78.4% more on education

Zambia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 39.3% more on healthcare

Zambia spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.


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

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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