Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.
be 12.5% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
see 24.1% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.
have 40.7% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.
have 10.2% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Estonia scores 79 as of 2021.
be 29.7% more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 34.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 37.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
have 10.1% fewer children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.
spend 14.5% more on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
Safety
be 38.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 21.9% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 30.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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