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

Health

be 96.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 18.3 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 27.7% more likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 15.5 times more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 82.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

be 56.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.

be 25.7% more likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Estonia, it is 99.8% as of 2015.

be 92.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.

have 62.2% fewer children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 20.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 29.7% less on education

Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 40.7% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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