Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan 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 Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 71.0% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 43.4% more spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 23.6% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
be 16.7% more likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 70.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 40.0% less 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.0% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 19.7% fewer children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 37.0% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 85.1% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 11.2% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Estonia, 75% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Japan, that number is 83% as of 2019.
be 38.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 42.1% more electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
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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