Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 129th vs. 62nd).
By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
1355535
|
5642662
|
Population rank | 155/197 | 119/197 |
GDP |
$42.8B
2024 |
$484B
2024 |
GDP rank | 102/197 | 32/197 |
GDP per capita |
$31,170
2024 |
$86,810
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 40/197 | 8/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$49,334
2024 |
$101,032
2024 |
Government debt |
$10.1B
2024 |
$207B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
25.4%
2025 |
42.7%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$7,362
2024 |
$37,084
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 66/185 | 17/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$21,368
2025 |
$45,746
2025 |
Land area |
16,498 sq mi
2025 |
140,645 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024 |
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
1.31
2023 |
1.4
2023 |
Median age |
43.3 years
2024 |
40.7 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
79.5 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Estonia and Norway: Comparison Charts
Estonia and Norway economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $5,197,398,721 |
1961 | - | $5,669,689,210 |
1962 | - | $6,107,076,929 |
1963 | - | $6,553,269,536 |
1964 | - | $7,206,522,122 |
1965 | - | $8,111,945,661 |
1966 | - | $8,753,940,267 |
1967 | - | $9,577,383,653 |
1968 | - | $10,227,087,165 |
1969 | - | $11,136,187,440 |
1970 | - | $12,814,123,115 |
1971 | - | $14,583,114,840 |
1972 | - | $17,358,610,850 |
1973 | - | $22,534,253,703 |
1974 | - | $27,145,693,810 |
1975 | - | $32,877,805,200 |
1976 | - | $35,942,270,686 |
1977 | - | $41,508,030,431 |
1978 | - | $46,522,900,254 |
1979 | - | $53,132,244,624 |
1980 | - | $64,439,382,896 |
1981 | - | $63,596,654,761 |
1982 | - | $62,647,195,538 |
1983 | - | $61,627,240,831 |
1984 | - | $62,057,955,033 |
1985 | - | $65,416,879,914 |
1986 | - | $78,693,118,044 |
1987 | - | $94,229,907,236 |
1988 | - | $101,900,260,856 |
1989 | - | $102,633,934,391 |
1990 | - | $119,791,843,060 |
1991 | - | $121,872,464,483 |
1992 | - | $130,838,040,068 |
1993 | $4,013,091,682 | $120,579,213,713 |
1994 | $4,123,011,420 | $127,131,319,429 |
1995 | $4,502,970,889 | $152,029,612,325 |
1996 | $4,786,018,988 | $163,520,109,151 |
1997 | $5,154,420,649 | $161,356,631,888 |
1998 | $5,674,080,543 | $154,230,295,158 |
1999 | $5,756,912,266 | $162,383,706,021 |
2000 | $5,686,579,748 | $171,457,201,936 |
2001 | $6,250,218,423 | $174,239,354,071 |
2002 | $7,370,119,619 | $195,914,852,576 |
2003 | $9,876,595,528 | $229,385,469,337 |
2004 | $12,148,595,031 | $265,268,662,473 |
2005 | $14,109,491,357 | $309,978,579,744 |
2006 | $17,025,671,810 | $346,915,160,682 |
2007 | $22,450,264,166 | $402,643,260,488 |
2008 | $24,342,935,404 | $464,917,553,191 |
2009 | $19,633,984,440 | $387,976,400,617 |
2010 | $19,524,355,419 | $431,052,143,940 |
2011 | $23,303,915,795 | $501,360,549,669 |
2012 | $23,237,406,116 | $512,777,309,841 |
2013 | $25,451,032,781 | $526,014,468,085 |
2014 | $27,055,689,003 | $501,736,471,833 |
2015 | $23,311,847,751 | $388,159,512,246 |
2016 | $24,561,027,788 | $370,956,547,619 |
2017 | $27,469,461,919 | $401,745,275,035 |
2018 | $31,222,632,741 | $439,788,625,884 |
2019 | $31,873,748,770 | $408,742,840,909 |
2020 | $31,820,771,494 | $367,633,418,887 |
2021 | $37,204,563,051 | $503,367,986,030 |
2022 | $38,376,046,175 | $596,297,651,036 |
2023 | $41,291,245,222 | $482,949,731,777 |
2024 | $42,764,929,169 | $483,727,398,216 |
Estonia and Norway economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $1,451 |
1961 | - | $1,571 |
1962 | - | $1,678 |
1963 | - | $1,787 |
1964 | - | $1,951 |
1965 | - | $2,179 |
1966 | - | $2,333 |
1967 | - | $2,531 |
1968 | - | $2,680 |
1969 | - | $2,894 |
1970 | - | $3,306 |
1971 | - | $3,736 |
1972 | - | $4,414 |
1973 | - | $5,690 |
1974 | - | $6,812 |
1975 | - | $8,204 |
1976 | - | $8,927 |
1977 | - | $10,266 |
1978 | - | $11,463 |
1979 | - | $13,047 |
1980 | - | $15,772 |
1981 | - | $15,513 |
1982 | - | $15,225 |
1983 | - | $14,928 |
1984 | - | $14,989 |
1985 | - | $15,754 |
1986 | - | $18,883 |
1987 | - | $22,506 |
1988 | - | $24,207 |
1989 | - | $24,281 |
1990 | - | $28,243 |
1991 | - | $28,597 |
1992 | - | $30,524 |
1993 | $2,686 | $27,964 |
1994 | $2,819 | $29,316 |
1995 | $3,134 | $34,876 |
1996 | $3,381 | $37,322 |
1997 | $3,683 | $36,629 |
1998 | $4,093 | $34,803 |
1999 | $4,141 | $36,393 |
2000 | $4,071 | $38,178 |
2001 | $4,503 | $38,602 |
2002 | $5,343 | $43,171 |
2003 | $7,205 | $50,250 |
2004 | $8,916 | $57,769 |
2005 | $10,415 | $67,047 |
2006 | $12,641 | $74,434 |
2007 | $16,745 | $85,502 |
2008 | $18,206 | $97,504 |
2009 | $14,712 | $80,348 |
2010 | $14,664 | $88,163 |
2011 | $17,556 | $101,222 |
2012 | $17,568 | $102,176 |
2013 | $19,310 | $103,554 |
2014 | $20,582 | $97,667 |
2015 | $17,722 | $74,810 |
2016 | $18,666 | $70,867 |
2017 | $20,852 | $76,132 |
2018 | $23,618 | $82,793 |
2019 | $24,021 | $76,431 |
2020 | $23,934 | $68,340 |
2021 | $27,954 | $93,073 |
2022 | $28,451 | $109,270 |
2023 | $30,133 | $87,497 |
2024 | $31,170 | $86,810 |
Estonia vs. Norway life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 66.4 | 71.6 |
1951 | 66.8 | 72.5 |
1952 | 67.2 | 72.7 |
1953 | 67.5 | 73.1 |
1954 | 67.8 | 73.2 |
1955 | 68.2 | 73.4 |
1956 | 68.5 | 73.5 |
1957 | 68.8 | 73.4 |
1958 | 68.8 | 73.4 |
1959 | 68.7 | 73.6 |
1960 | 69.3 | 73.6 |
1961 | 69.6 | 73.6 |
1962 | 69.8 | 73.5 |
1963 | 69.9 | 73.1 |
1964 | 70.6 | 73.6 |
1965 | 70.7 | 73.7 |
1966 | 70.7 | 74 |
1967 | 71 | 74.1 |
1968 | 70.6 | 73.9 |
1969 | 70.3 | 73.7 |
1970 | 70.4 | 74.1 |
1971 | 70.6 | 74.2 |
1972 | 70.4 | 74.3 |
1973 | 70.7 | 74.4 |
1974 | 70.8 | 74.8 |
1975 | 70.1 | 74.8 |
1976 | 69.7 | 75 |
1977 | 69.8 | 75.4 |
1978 | 69.7 | 75.4 |
1979 | 69.4 | 75.4 |
1980 | 69.5 | 75.7 |
1981 | 69.3 | 75.9 |
1982 | 69.9 | 76 |
1983 | 69.8 | 76.1 |
1984 | 69.6 | 76.2 |
1985 | 69.8 | 75.9 |
1986 | 70.9 | 76.3 |
1987 | 70.9 | 76.1 |
1988 | 71 | 76.3 |
1989 | 70.5 | 76.5 |
1990 | 69.9 | 76.6 |
1991 | 69.8 | 77 |
1992 | 69.2 | 77.2 |
1993 | 68.2 | 77.2 |
1994 | 66.7 | 77.8 |
1995 | 67.8 | 77.8 |
1996 | 70 | 78.2 |
1997 | 70.2 | 78.2 |
1998 | 69.8 | 78.4 |
1999 | 70.7 | 78.4 |
2000 | 71 | 78.7 |
2001 | 70.8 | 78.9 |
2002 | 71.4 | 79 |
2003 | 71.9 | 79.5 |
2004 | 72.4 | 80 |
2005 | 73 | 80.2 |
2006 | 73.2 | 80.4 |
2007 | 73.2 | 80.5 |
2008 | 74.3 | 80.7 |
2009 | 75.2 | 80.9 |
2010 | 75.9 | 81 |
2011 | 76.3 | 81.2 |
2012 | 76.4 | 81.4 |
2013 | 77.3 | 81.7 |
2014 | 77.1 | 82.1 |
2015 | 77.7 | 82.3 |
2016 | 77.8 | 82.4 |
2017 | 78.2 | 82.6 |
2018 | 78.3 | 82.8 |
2019 | 78.8 | 83 |
2020 | 78.9 | 83.2 |
2021 | 77.4 | 83.2 |
2022 | 78.2 | 82.6 |
2023 | 79.2 | 83.3 |
2024 | 79.3 | 83.5 |
2025 | 79.5 | 83.6 |
Estonia and Norway population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 1,211,537 | 3,581,239 |
1961 | 1,225,077 | 3,609,800 |
1962 | 1,241,623 | 3,638,918 |
1963 | 1,258,857 | 3,666,537 |
1964 | 1,277,086 | 3,694,339 |
1965 | 1,294,566 | 3,723,168 |
1966 | 1,308,597 | 3,753,012 |
1967 | 1,318,946 | 3,784,539 |
1968 | 1,331,214 | 3,816,486 |
1969 | 1,345,249 | 3,847,707 |
1970 | 1,360,076 | 3,875,763 |
1971 | 1,376,955 | 3,903,039 |
1972 | 1,392,518 | 3,933,004 |
1973 | 1,405,951 | 3,960,612 |
1974 | 1,418,169 | 3,985,258 |
1975 | 1,429,352 | 4,007,313 |
1976 | 1,439,576 | 4,026,152 |
1977 | 1,450,211 | 4,043,205 |
1978 | 1,460,188 | 4,058,671 |
1979 | 1,468,333 | 4,072,517 |
1980 | 1,477,219 | 4,085,620 |
1981 | 1,487,666 | 4,099,702 |
1982 | 1,498,414 | 4,114,787 |
1983 | 1,508,745 | 4,128,432 |
1984 | 1,518,617 | 4,140,099 |
1985 | 1,528,781 | 4,152,516 |
1986 | 1,540,190 | 4,167,354 |
1987 | 1,552,221 | 4,186,905 |
1988 | 1,561,900 | 4,209,488 |
1989 | 1,568,131 | 4,226,901 |
1990 | 1,569,174 | 4,241,473 |
1991 | 1,561,314 | 4,261,732 |
1992 | 1,533,091 | 4,286,401 |
1993 | 1,494,128 | 4,311,991 |
1994 | 1,462,514 | 4,336,613 |
1995 | 1,436,634 | 4,359,184 |
1996 | 1,415,594 | 4,381,336 |
1997 | 1,399,535 | 4,405,157 |
1998 | 1,386,156 | 4,431,464 |
1999 | 1,390,244 | 4,461,913 |
2000 | 1,396,985 | 4,490,967 |
2001 | 1,388,115 | 4,513,751 |
2002 | 1,379,350 | 4,538,159 |
2003 | 1,370,720 | 4,564,855 |
2004 | 1,362,550 | 4,591,910 |
2005 | 1,354,775 | 4,623,291 |
2006 | 1,346,810 | 4,660,677 |
2007 | 1,340,680 | 4,709,153 |
2008 | 1,337,090 | 4,768,212 |
2009 | 1,334,515 | 4,828,726 |
2010 | 1,331,475 | 4,889,252 |
2011 | 1,327,439 | 4,953,088 |
2012 | 1,322,696 | 5,018,573 |
2013 | 1,317,997 | 5,079,623 |
2014 | 1,314,545 | 5,137,232 |
2015 | 1,315,407 | 5,188,607 |
2016 | 1,315,790 | 5,234,519 |
2017 | 1,317,384 | 5,276,968 |
2018 | 1,321,977 | 5,311,916 |
2019 | 1,326,898 | 5,347,896 |
2020 | 1,329,522 | 5,379,475 |
2021 | 1,330,932 | 5,408,320 |
2022 | 1,348,840 | 5,457,127 |
2023 | 1,370,286 | 5,519,594 |
2024 | 1,371,986 | 5,572,272 |
Fertility rates in Estonia and Norway
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 1.98 | 2.85 |
1961 | 1.98 | 2.94 |
1962 | 1.95 | 2.91 |
1963 | 1.89 | 2.93 |
1964 | 1.94 | 2.98 |
1965 | 1.88 | 2.94 |
1966 | 1.87 | 2.9 |
1967 | 1.9 | 2.81 |
1968 | 2.03 | 2.75 |
1969 | 2.13 | 2.7 |
1970 | 2.17 | 2.5 |
1971 | 2.19 | 2.49 |
1972 | 2.13 | 2.38 |
1973 | 2.06 | 2.23 |
1974 | 2.07 | 2.13 |
1975 | 2.04 | 1.98 |
1976 | 2.07 | 1.86 |
1977 | 2.06 | 1.75 |
1978 | 2.02 | 1.77 |
1979 | 2 | 1.75 |
1980 | 2.02 | 1.72 |
1981 | 2.07 | 1.7 |
1982 | 2.07 | 1.71 |
1983 | 2.16 | 1.66 |
1984 | 2.17 | 1.66 |
1985 | 2.13 | 1.68 |
1986 | 2.18 | 1.71 |
1987 | 2.27 | 1.74 |
1988 | 2.27 | 1.84 |
1989 | 2.22 | 1.89 |
1990 | 2.05 | 1.93 |
1991 | 1.8 | 1.92 |
1992 | 1.71 | 1.88 |
1993 | 1.49 | 1.86 |
1994 | 1.42 | 1.87 |
1995 | 1.38 | 1.87 |
1996 | 1.37 | 1.89 |
1997 | 1.32 | 1.86 |
1998 | 1.28 | 1.81 |
1999 | 1.3 | 1.85 |
2000 | 1.36 | 1.85 |
2001 | 1.32 | 1.78 |
2002 | 1.36 | 1.75 |
2003 | 1.37 | 1.8 |
2004 | 1.47 | 1.83 |
2005 | 1.52 | 1.84 |
2006 | 1.58 | 1.9 |
2007 | 1.69 | 1.9 |
2008 | 1.72 | 1.96 |
2009 | 1.7 | 1.98 |
2010 | 1.72 | 1.95 |
2011 | 1.61 | 1.88 |
2012 | 1.56 | 1.85 |
2013 | 1.52 | 1.78 |
2014 | 1.54 | 1.75 |
2015 | 1.58 | 1.72 |
2016 | 1.6 | 1.71 |
2017 | 1.59 | 1.62 |
2018 | 1.67 | 1.56 |
2019 | 1.66 | 1.53 |
2020 | 1.58 | 1.48 |
2021 | 1.61 | 1.55 |
2022 | 1.41 | 1.41 |
2023 | 1.31 | 1.4 |
Estonia and Norway demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 32.2 | 34.3 |
1961 | 32.4 | 34.4 |
1962 | 32.5 | 34.4 |
1963 | 32.7 | 34.3 |
1964 | 32.8 | 34.2 |
1965 | 33 | 34.1 |
1966 | 33.2 | 33.9 |
1967 | 33.4 | 33.7 |
1968 | 33.6 | 33.5 |
1969 | 33.7 | 33.2 |
1970 | 33.7 | 32.9 |
1971 | 33.8 | 32.7 |
1972 | 33.9 | 32.5 |
1973 | 34.1 | 32.4 |
1974 | 34.2 | 32.4 |
1975 | 34.2 | 32.5 |
1976 | 34.3 | 32.6 |
1977 | 34.3 | 32.7 |
1978 | 34.2 | 32.9 |
1979 | 34 | 33.1 |
1980 | 33.9 | 33.3 |
1981 | 33.8 | 33.6 |
1982 | 33.8 | 33.9 |
1983 | 33.9 | 34.1 |
1984 | 33.9 | 34.4 |
1985 | 33.9 | 34.6 |
1986 | 34 | 34.8 |
1987 | 34 | 34.9 |
1988 | 34.1 | 35.1 |
1989 | 34.2 | 35.2 |
1990 | 34.3 | 35.4 |
1991 | 34.6 | 35.5 |
1992 | 35 | 35.7 |
1993 | 35.6 | 35.8 |
1994 | 36 | 35.9 |
1995 | 36.3 | 36.1 |
1996 | 36.7 | 36.2 |
1997 | 37 | 36.4 |
1998 | 37.3 | 36.5 |
1999 | 37.6 | 36.7 |
2000 | 38 | 36.9 |
2001 | 38.3 | 37.1 |
2002 | 38.5 | 37.3 |
2003 | 38.8 | 37.5 |
2004 | 39.1 | 37.7 |
2005 | 39.3 | 37.9 |
2006 | 39.6 | 38.1 |
2007 | 39.7 | 38.3 |
2008 | 39.8 | 38.4 |
2009 | 40 | 38.5 |
2010 | 40.3 | 38.6 |
2011 | 40.6 | 38.7 |
2012 | 40.9 | 38.8 |
2013 | 41.1 | 38.9 |
2014 | 41.4 | 39 |
2015 | 41.5 | 39.2 |
2016 | 41.7 | 39.3 |
2017 | 41.9 | 39.4 |
2018 | 42 | 39.6 |
2019 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
2020 | 42.4 | 40 |
2021 | 42.5 | 40.3 |
2022 | 42.7 | 40.4 |
2023 | 42.9 | 40.5 |
2024 | 43.3 | 40.7 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$39.4B
2024 |
$548B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
44.4%
2025 |
47.9%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.21%
2022 |
5.46%
2022 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.87%
2023 |
1.61%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
7,000
2020 |
25,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.69%
2025 |
+13.2%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
7.5%
2024 |
3.98%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
65.1%
2024 |
51.8%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
20.5%
2024 |
37%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
78.9
2025 |
78.3
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
23.7%
2023 |
21.6%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
3.1%
2023 |
3.6%
2023 |
Number of millionaires | n/a |
253,085
2024 |
Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
5.84%
2024 |
Number of billionaires |
2
2025 |
17
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.0002%
2025 |
0.0004%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies |
14
2003 |
180
2017 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$296B
2019 |
Total reserves including gold |
$2.07B
2024 |
$81.2B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$496M
2024 |
$621M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
1,695,000
2020 |
1,397,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
3.98%
2020 |
1.86%
2020 |
Banked people share |
98.9%
2024 |
98.6%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
3,089 kg
2023 |
4,885 kg
2023 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$15.1
2023 |
$20.6
2023 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
11.4 megatons
2023 |
44.1 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
8.35 tons
2023 |
7.98 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
60.9%
2023 |
46.3%
2023 |
Renewable energy use share |
38%
2021 |
61.4%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
2.9%
2023 |
48.2%
2023 |
Net energy imports use share |
3.77%
2023 |
-704%
2023 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
5,722 kWh
2023 |
23,520 kWh
2023 |
Renewable electricity output share |
40%
2021 |
99.1%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0.42%
2023 |
89.1%
2023 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.02%
2024 |
0.07%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-7,742
2024 |
+44,356
2024 |
Urban population |
70%
2024 |
84.3%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
6 ft
2025 |
5.92 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.53 ft
2025 |
5.46 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
82
2025 |
92.4
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
76
2024 |
81
2024 |
Higher education index |
81
2025 |
94
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
1.54
2023 |
0.73
2023 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
4.5
2019 |
2.1
2019 |
Visa free countries |
173
2025 |
175
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
99.9%
2021 |
95%
2013 |
English speaking |
50.2%
2023 |
87.6%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
92.2%
2024 |
99%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,999
2022 |
$8,693
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$463
2022 |
$1,224
2022 |
Life expectancy |
79.5 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.01%
2022 |
0%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
3.44
2021 |
5.17
2021 |
Age at first childbirth |
28.7 years
2023 |
30.1 years
2023 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
5
2023 |
1
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
2.1
2023 |
2.4
2023 |
Obesity rate |
22.8%
2022 |
19.5%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
6.9%
2024 |
4.8%
2024 |
Air quality index |
95
2025 |
87
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
28.3%
2022 |
14.2%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
10.7 liters
2020 |
7.38 liters
2020 |
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