Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Switzerland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 97.4% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $82,900 as of 2023.
be 36.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Switzerland, that number is 4.0% as of 2023.
be 34.7% 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 14.7% as of 2020.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 23.2% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Switzerland, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Switzerland, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Switzerland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.3% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Switzerland, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Switzerland: At a glance
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