Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece 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 Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
have 89.6% more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.
be 68.7% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 35.0% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 16.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
make 21.7% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
Safety
be 45.5% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 65.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.4% more home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.
live with 55.8% more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 11.5% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Greece uses 4,686 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 34.9% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 76.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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