Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.0% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $50,900 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 Germany, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Germany, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 74.6% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Germany, that number is 11.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.0% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt).
Germany: At a glance
How big is Germany compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.