Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 10.9% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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
be 65.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.
pay a 55.6% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 22.7% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, 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.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 23.8% more on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 23.6% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Estonia: At a glance
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