Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 24.7% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
see 31.9% more spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.
have 23.8% more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
be 41.6% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.
make 12.2% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.
be 24.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% 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 Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 73.3% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 17.6% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 30.8% more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 55.2% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 20.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.0% more home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.
live with 3.3 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 41.9% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
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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