Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.0 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 10.2% less likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.1% more money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 19.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

pay a 13.0% lower top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 52.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.

be 29.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 23.8% more on education

Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 7.6 times more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.

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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