Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.9% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,300 as of 2020.
be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 59.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.8% less 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 48.1% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iceland, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% more on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 28.4% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.0% more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.