Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 35.4% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.
be 31.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.1% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% more on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 59.7% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Service Public Fédéral Finances.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.