Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 33.6% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 51.4% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.
have 15.1% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.
be 14.2% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 67.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
make 47.2% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.
Life
be 51.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
have 33.6% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 85.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
Safety
be 81.2% more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 45.9% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 45.0% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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