Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 60.7% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.
have 30.3% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.
be 13.3% more likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 84.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
make 63.6% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
have 26.8% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.9% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 84.9% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 21.7% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.
live with 6.4 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 77.6% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 62.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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