Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 90.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 5.4 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 25.1 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 55.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.4% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 89.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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.

have 69.2% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 4.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 44.4% more on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, 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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