Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 27.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.
pay a 65.0% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 29.8% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.
be 26.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 19.2% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.9% more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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, Skatteverket.
Estonia: At a glance
How big is Estonia compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.