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Estonia vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 129th vs. 119th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Ireland
Population
1355535
5474763
Population rank 155/197 121/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Estonia and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Ireland
Year GDP
Estonia Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 - $4,395,995,086
1971 - $5,098,250,287
1972 - $6,318,060,582
1973 - $7,481,173,066
1974 - $7,896,860,615
1975 - $9,483,808,362
1976 - $9,453,756,015
1977 - $11,248,340,431
1978 - $14,647,996,074
1979 - $18,319,334,300
1980 - $21,747,855,640
1981 - $20,670,190,138
1982 - $21,474,754,080
1983 - $20,766,047,764
1984 - $20,106,648,455
1985 - $21,270,013,326
1986 - $28,714,571,852
1987 - $33,920,518,493
1988 - $37,772,897,421
1989 - $39,238,392,678
1990 - $49,305,632,408
1991 - $49,787,502,852
1992 - $55,918,538,121
1993 $4,013,091,682 $52,417,477,614
1994 $4,123,011,420 $57,097,656,066
1995 $4,502,970,889 $69,139,823,232
1996 $4,786,018,988 $75,790,785,030
1997 $5,154,420,649 $82,856,648,758
1998 $5,674,080,543 $90,199,410,116
1999 $5,756,912,266 $98,893,958,263
2000 $5,686,579,748 $100,207,610,430
2001 $6,250,218,423 $109,346,669,230
2002 $7,370,119,619 $128,596,035,288
2003 $9,876,595,528 $164,670,771,260
2004 $12,148,595,031 $194,372,115,041
2005 $14,109,491,357 $211,876,989,656
2006 $17,025,671,810 $232,180,617,162
2007 $22,450,264,166 $270,079,279,420
2008 $24,342,935,404 $275,447,471,451
2009 $19,633,984,440 $236,443,117,248
2010 $19,524,355,419 $221,985,621,538
2011 $23,303,915,795 $241,337,364,610
2012 $23,237,406,116 $227,270,922,957
2013 $25,451,032,781 $243,301,556,085
2014 $27,055,689,003 $266,787,238,499
2015 $23,311,847,751 $302,391,428,540
2016 $24,561,027,788 $305,733,136,181
2017 $27,469,461,919 $348,532,394,024
2018 $31,222,632,741 $395,461,216,460
2019 $31,873,748,770 $407,124,824,065
2020 $31,820,771,494 $436,555,518,400
2021 $37,204,563,051 $531,306,516,908
2022 $38,376,046,175 $548,570,250,342
2023 $41,291,245,222 $551,394,889,340
2024 $42,764,929,169 $577,389,475,010

Estonia and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Estonia Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 - $1,487
1971 - $1,704
1972 - $2,080
1973 - $2,424
1974 - $2,517
1975 - $2,973
1976 - $2,920
1977 - $3,427
1978 - $4,400
1979 - $5,430
1980 - $6,372
1981 - $5,986
1982 - $6,161
1983 - $5,915
1984 - $5,692
1985 - $6,012
1986 - $8,112
1987 - $9,582
1988 - $10,716
1989 - $11,176
1990 - $14,031
1991 - $14,087
1992 - $15,714
1993 $2,686 $14,657
1994 $2,819 $15,903
1995 $3,134 $19,158
1996 $3,381 $20,836
1997 $3,683 $22,551
1998 $4,093 $24,295
1999 $4,141 $26,338
2000 $4,071 $26,335
2001 $4,503 $28,282
2002 $5,343 $32,705
2003 $7,205 $41,204
2004 $8,916 $47,754
2005 $10,415 $50,933
2006 $12,641 $54,329
2007 $16,745 $61,396
2008 $18,206 $61,353
2009 $14,712 $52,133
2010 $14,664 $48,679
2011 $17,556 $52,693
2012 $17,568 $49,412
2013 $19,310 $52,619
2014 $20,582 $57,278
2015 $17,722 $64,312
2016 $18,666 $64,193
2017 $20,852 $72,198
2018 $23,618 $80,739
2019 $24,021 $81,810
2020 $23,934 $86,623
2021 $27,954 $103,962
2022 $28,451 $105,235
2023 $30,133 $103,888
2024 $31,170 $107,316

Estonia vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Ireland
1950 66.4 65.6
1951 66.8 64.8
1952 67.2 67.2
1953 67.5 67.9
1954 67.8 68
1955 68.2 68
1956 68.5 69
1957 68.8 69
1958 68.8 69.3
1959 68.7 69.4
1960 69.3 70.2
1961 69.6 69.6
1962 69.8 69.9
1963 69.9 70.2
1964 70.6 70.4
1965 70.7 70.6
1966 70.7 70.2
1967 71 71.2
1968 70.6 70.9
1969 70.3 70.8
1970 70.4 70.8
1971 70.6 71.6
1972 70.4 71
1973 70.7 71.2
1974 70.8 71.1
1975 70.1 71.7
1976 69.7 71.8
1977 69.8 71.9
1978 69.7 71.9
1979 69.4 72.2
1980 69.5 72.5
1981 69.3 72.9
1982 69.9 73.2
1983 69.8 73.2
1984 69.6 73.6
1985 69.8 73.6
1986 70.9 73.6
1987 70.9 74.4
1988 71 74.4
1989 70.5 74.5
1990 69.9 74.8
1991 69.8 75
1992 69.2 75.4
1993 68.2 75.3
1994 66.7 75.8
1995 67.8 75.5
1996 70 75.8
1997 70.2 76
1998 69.8 76.2
1999 70.7 76.1
2000 71 76.5
2001 70.8 77.1
2002 71.4 77.6
2003 71.9 78.1
2004 72.4 78.5
2005 73 78.9
2006 73.2 79.2
2007 73.2 79.6
2008 74.3 79.8
2009 75.2 80.1
2010 75.9 80.6
2011 76.3 80.7
2012 76.4 80.9
2013 77.3 81.1
2014 77.1 81.4
2015 77.7 81.5
2016 77.8 81.7
2017 78.2 82.1
2018 78.3 82.1
2019 78.8 82.4
2020 78.9 82.4
2021 77.4 81.9
2022 78.2 82.1
2023 79.2 82.4
2024 79.3 82.6
2025 79.5 82.7

Estonia and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Ireland
Year Population
Estonia Ireland
1960 1,211,537 2,828,600
1961 1,225,077 2,824,400
1962 1,241,623 2,836,050
1963 1,258,857 2,852,650
1964 1,277,086 2,866,550
1965 1,294,566 2,877,300
1966 1,308,597 2,888,800
1967 1,318,946 2,902,450
1968 1,331,214 2,915,550
1969 1,345,249 2,932,650
1970 1,360,076 2,957,250
1971 1,376,955 2,992,050
1972 1,392,518 3,036,850
1973 1,405,951 3,085,950
1974 1,418,169 3,137,500
1975 1,429,352 3,189,550
1976 1,439,576 3,238,050
1977 1,450,211 3,282,200
1978 1,460,188 3,329,100
1979 1,468,333 3,373,750
1980 1,477,219 3,412,800
1981 1,487,666 3,453,000
1982 1,498,414 3,485,800
1983 1,508,745 3,510,600
1984 1,518,617 3,532,423
1985 1,528,781 3,538,082
1986 1,540,190 3,539,690
1987 1,552,221 3,540,057
1988 1,561,900 3,524,949
1989 1,568,131 3,511,009
1990 1,569,174 3,513,974
1991 1,561,314 3,534,235
1992 1,533,091 3,558,430
1993 1,494,128 3,576,261
1994 1,462,514 3,590,386
1995 1,436,634 3,608,841
1996 1,415,594 3,637,510
1997 1,399,535 3,674,171
1998 1,386,156 3,712,696
1999 1,390,244 3,754,786
2000 1,396,985 3,805,174
2001 1,388,115 3,866,243
2002 1,379,350 3,931,947
2003 1,370,720 3,996,521
2004 1,362,550 4,070,262
2005 1,354,775 4,159,914
2006 1,346,810 4,273,591
2007 1,340,680 4,398,942
2008 1,337,090 4,489,544
2009 1,334,515 4,535,375
2010 1,331,475 4,560,155
2011 1,327,439 4,580,084
2012 1,322,696 4,599,533
2013 1,317,997 4,623,816
2014 1,314,545 4,657,740
2015 1,315,407 4,701,957
2016 1,315,790 4,762,722
2017 1,317,384 4,827,445
2018 1,321,977 4,898,022
2019 1,326,898 4,976,456
2020 1,329,522 5,039,747
2021 1,330,932 5,110,585
2022 1,348,840 5,212,836
2023 1,370,286 5,307,600
2024 1,371,986 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Estonia and Ireland

Fertility rate
Estonia

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Ireland
1960 1.98 3.78
1961 1.98 3.78
1962 1.95 3.92
1963 1.89 4.01
1964 1.94 4.07
1965 1.88 4.04
1966 1.87 3.94
1967 1.9 3.84
1968 2.03 3.77
1969 2.13 3.83
1970 2.17 3.85
1971 2.19 3.93
1972 2.13 3.84
1973 2.06 3.71
1974 2.07 3.59
1975 2.04 3.37
1976 2.07 3.29
1977 2.06 3.24
1978 2.02 3.21
1979 2 3.21
1980 2.02 3.21
1981 2.07 3.05
1982 2.07 2.94
1983 2.16 2.74
1984 2.17 2.58
1985 2.13 2.48
1986 2.18 2.44
1987 2.27 2.32
1988 2.27 2.17
1989 2.22 2.08
1990 2.05 2.11
1991 1.8 2.08
1992 1.71 1.99
1993 1.49 1.9
1994 1.42 1.85
1995 1.38 1.84
1996 1.37 1.88
1997 1.32 1.93
1998 1.28 1.94
1999 1.3 1.9
2000 1.36 1.89
2001 1.32 1.94
2002 1.36 1.97
2003 1.37 1.96
2004 1.47 1.93
2005 1.52 1.86
2006 1.58 1.91
2007 1.69 2.01
2008 1.72 2.06
2009 1.7 2.06
2010 1.72 2.05
2011 1.61 2.03
2012 1.56 1.98
2013 1.52 1.93
2014 1.54 1.89
2015 1.58 1.85
2016 1.6 1.81
2017 1.59 1.77
2018 1.67 1.75
2019 1.66 1.71
2020 1.58 1.63
2021 1.61 1.78
2022 1.41 1.54
2023 1.31 1.5

Estonia and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Estonia Ireland
1960 32.2 30.1
1961 32.4 29.8
1962 32.5 29.5
1963 32.7 29.2
1964 32.8 28.9
1965 33 28.6
1966 33.2 28.2
1967 33.4 28
1968 33.6 27.8
1969 33.7 27.6
1970 33.7 27.4
1971 33.8 27.1
1972 33.9 26.9
1973 34.1 26.7
1974 34.2 26.5
1975 34.2 26.5
1976 34.3 26.4
1977 34.3 26.5
1978 34.2 26.5
1979 34 26.5
1980 33.9 26.5
1981 33.8 26.6
1982 33.8 26.7
1983 33.9 26.9
1984 33.9 27.1
1985 33.9 27.3
1986 34 27.6
1987 34 27.9
1988 34.1 28.4
1989 34.2 28.8
1990 34.3 29.2
1991 34.6 29.6
1992 35 29.9
1993 35.6 30.2
1994 36 30.6
1995 36.3 30.9
1996 36.7 31.3
1997 37 31.6
1998 37.3 31.9
1999 37.6 32.2
2000 38 32.5
2001 38.3 32.7
2002 38.5 33
2003 38.8 33.2
2004 39.1 33.4
2005 39.3 33.4
2006 39.6 33.4
2007 39.7 33.4
2008 39.8 33.5
2009 40 33.9
2010 40.3 34.3
2011 40.6 34.8
2012 40.9 35.2
2013 41.1 35.6
2014 41.4 36
2015 41.5 36.4
2016 41.7 36.8
2017 41.9 37.1
2018 42 37.4
2019 42.2 37.8
2020 42.4 38.2
2021 42.5 38.6
2022 42.7 38.9
2023 42.9 39.4
2024 43.3 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
0.68%
2020
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Estonia Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Estonia Ireland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
50.2%
2023
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
96.5%
2023

Health

Estonia Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Ireland
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
62,031 mi
2018

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