Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 31.2% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.
see 33.5% more spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.
have 20.8% more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.
be 53.2% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
be 10.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
make 25.8% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0% 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 Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.3% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.
have 11.3% fewer children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
Safety
be 63.0% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 13.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.1% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 34.5% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 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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