Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 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 32.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.
pay a 63.6% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 31.4% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.
be 63.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 13.3% 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 Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on healthcare
Austria spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Estonia: At a glance
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