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

Health

live 10.8 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.5 times more money

Sudan has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 68.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 51.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 64.6% more likely to be literate

In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 91.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 75.2% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 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 62.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 14.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.0 times more on education

Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.4 times more coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 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, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.

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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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