Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 45.2% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
see 25.1% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.
have 17.2% fewer doctors per person
Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 30.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 11.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
make 20.5% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
have 12.7% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.0% more on education
Italy spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 50.1% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
Safety
be 12.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 11.2% more home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.
live with 56.2% less strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Italy, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 52.8% more CO2
Italy emits 5.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 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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