Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 52.2% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 31.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
be 37.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
pay a 2.6 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.6% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.7% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.1% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.