If you lived in Estonia instead of Georgia, you would:

Health

live 4.6 years longer

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 43.1% less likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.

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have 16.2% more access to essential health services

Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Estonia scores 79 as of 2021.

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have 38.5% fewer doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.

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be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide

Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 31.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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make 3.6 times more money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

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Life

be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 80.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 37.1% fewer children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.1% more likely to have internet access

In Georgia, approximately 83.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Estonia, about 92.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.9% more on education

Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 14.3% more on healthcare

Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 12.2 times more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 65.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 16.2% more home broadband

Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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use 56.6% more electricity

Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 3.1 times more strain on fresh water

Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 81.2% less likely to die from air pollution

In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.2 times more CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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