Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.6 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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

make 10.6% more money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 24.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

pay a 64.6% lower top tax rate

Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 26.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.

Basic Needs

be 23.2% more likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 29.5% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 10.6% more on education

Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

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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