Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 62.8% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 26.1% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.
be 46.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.1% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 37.4% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.1 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
Estonia: At a glance
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