Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 7.9% as of 2024.
pay a 58.3% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 19.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on education
Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.3% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece.
Estonia: At a glance
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