Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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

be 39.2% less likely to be unemployed

In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

pay a 60.2% lower top tax rate

France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 15.2% less money

France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 59.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

Life

have 25.0% fewer children

In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 39.6% less on healthcare

France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 21.8% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 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, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.

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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