Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 27.9% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 5.9 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 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 12.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 22.4% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 21.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.

have 14.0% fewer children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 38.0% less on healthcare

Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.1% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 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, Canada Revenue Agency.

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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