Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 35.9% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.0% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $33,600 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 64.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 76.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 42.3% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.2% more on education
Malaysia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 90.2% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.8% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Estonia: At a glance
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