Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.9 years less

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 30.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 47.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 59.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.

be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.

have 17.2% fewer children

In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 10.3% less on education

Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 5.9 times more coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.

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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