Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 21.3% more spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cyprus spends $4,538 as of 2023.
be 79.8% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cyprus, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cyprus, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cyprus, however, that number is 13.9% as of 2021.
make 21.4% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $41,783 as of 2025.
Life
have 48.2% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cyprus, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cyprus, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
Safety
be 46.8% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 11.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cyprus, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cyprus withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 27.5% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 30.4% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 23.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cyprus, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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