Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 31.2% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 39.4% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 16.0% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.
be 19.6% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.
Life
have 31.5% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.3% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.9% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.9% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Estonia: At a glance
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