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

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zimbabwe, 11.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 14.6 years longer

In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 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 36.8% more likely to be obese

In Zimbabwe, 15.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 17.1 times more money

Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 39.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 40.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate

Zimbabwe has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Zimbabwe, approximately 357.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.4% more likely to be literate

In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 88.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 71.5% fewer children

In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 28.8 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Zimbabwe, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Zimbabwe, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 29.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Zimbabwe, approximately 77% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 67% 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 69.2% more on education

Zimbabwe spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Zimbabwe spends 3.4% 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: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.

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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