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

Health

live 1.3 years longer

In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 42.5% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 4.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Jordan spends $798 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.

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have 21.7% more doctors per person

Jordan has 28.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.

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have 21.5% more access to essential health services

Jordan scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Estonia scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 24.9 times more likely to die by suicide

Jordan has a suicide rate of 0.6 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 49.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 16.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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make 6.4 times more money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $5,348 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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Life

be 83.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 31.0 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 87.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Jordan, approximately 12.0 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 65.3% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 20.4 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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Expenditures

spend 61.3% more on education

Jordan spends 3.2% 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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Geography

see 145.9 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 67.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Jordan, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 55.6% more likely to be murdered

Jordan has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 5.0 times more home broadband

Jordan has 7.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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live with 87.6% less strain on fresh water

Jordan withdraws 105% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.

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use 2.9 times more electricity

Jordan uses 1,858 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 65.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Jordan, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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emit 3.7 times more CO2

Jordan emits 2.1 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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