Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.
be 43.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.8% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% more on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.