Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Russia, you would:

Health

be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 5.4 years longer

In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 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.

Economy

make 34.3% more money

Russia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 72.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Russia, 12.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

pay a 53.8% higher top tax rate

Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 47.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.

be 46.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.

Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In Russia, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 10.6% more on education

Russia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 17.5% more on healthcare

Russia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 89.9% less coastline

Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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