Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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
pay a 54.1% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 67.7% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.
be 24.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
have 24.6% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 24.1% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
Estonia: At a glance
How big is Estonia compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.