If you lived in Estonia instead of United States, you would:

Health

be 41.4% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.7 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 49.5% lower top tax rate

United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 40.9% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $60,200 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 27.0% more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

be 43.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Estonia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 52.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.8% less likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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 28.7% fewer children

In United States, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 60.1% less on healthcare

United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 81.0% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 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, Internal Revenue Service.

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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