Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 44.4% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Switzerland spends $10,602 as of 2023.
have 29.1% more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Switzerland has 44.8 as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Switzerland, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
be 29.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Switzerland, however, that number is 15.8% as of 2021.
make 3.3 times more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $114,769 as of 2025.
Life
have 22.5% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Switzerland, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.1% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 11.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 61.0% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Switzerland, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 45.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Switzerland, they kill 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 33.0% more home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Switzerland has 47.0 as of 2024.
live with 50.2% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Switzerland withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 34.4% more electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Switzerland uses 7,117 kWh as of 2024.
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 Switzerland, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 51.7% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Switzerland emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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