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Estonia vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 129th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia Sweden
Population
1355535
10654722
Population rank 155/197 93/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Estonia and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Estonia and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Estonia

Sweden
Year GDP
Estonia Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 - $141,887,695,763
1981 - $129,500,408,224
1982 - $114,216,043,040
1983 - $104,863,313,508
1984 - $109,044,297,251
1985 - $113,959,392,485
1986 - $150,281,594,980
1987 - $182,746,413,791
1988 - $206,688,963,474
1989 - $217,634,838,449
1990 - $261,469,578,631
1991 - $273,834,608,020
1992 - $283,912,173,667
1993 $4,013,091,682 $212,647,043,708
1994 $4,123,011,420 $228,701,658,891
1995 $4,502,970,889 $267,052,836,695
1996 $4,786,018,988 $291,952,430,659
1997 $5,154,420,649 $268,251,974,486
1998 $5,674,080,543 $270,889,570,938
1999 $5,756,912,266 $274,320,415,376
2000 $5,686,579,748 $262,905,197,442
2001 $6,250,218,423 $242,499,249,693
2002 $7,370,119,619 $267,373,345,247
2003 $9,876,595,528 $334,074,051,173
2004 $12,148,595,031 $384,547,211,147
2005 $14,109,491,357 $391,690,329,314
2006 $17,025,671,810 $422,530,427,476
2007 $22,450,264,166 $490,050,156,833
2008 $24,342,935,404 $514,616,528,349
2009 $19,633,984,440 $434,313,804,907
2010 $19,524,355,419 $492,753,255,886
2011 $23,303,915,795 $570,541,353,129
2012 $23,237,406,116 $549,742,183,874
2013 $25,451,032,781 $584,128,116,410
2014 $27,055,689,003 $577,730,245,154
2015 $23,311,847,751 $501,698,263,621
2016 $24,561,027,788 $514,218,206,628
2017 $27,469,461,919 $536,083,940,229
2018 $31,222,632,741 $551,312,498,430
2019 $31,873,748,770 $532,169,294,166
2020 $31,820,771,494 $545,147,614,972
2021 $37,204,563,051 $637,186,904,844
2022 $38,376,046,175 $579,895,717,344
2023 $41,291,245,222 $585,489,968,189
2024 $42,764,929,169 $610,117,791,237

Estonia and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Estonia Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 - $17,073
1981 - $15,564
1982 - $13,719
1983 - $12,590
1984 - $13,080
1985 - $13,647
1986 - $17,955
1987 - $21,761
1988 - $24,499
1989 - $25,625
1990 - $30,550
1991 - $31,777
1992 - $32,754
1993 $2,686 $24,390
1994 $2,819 $26,046
1995 $3,134 $30,254
1996 $3,381 $33,023
1997 $3,683 $30,324
1998 $4,093 $30,606
1999 $4,141 $30,969
2000 $4,071 $29,633
2001 $4,503 $27,259
2002 $5,343 $29,958
2003 $7,205 $37,292
2004 $8,916 $42,758
2005 $10,415 $43,379
2006 $12,641 $46,532
2007 $16,745 $53,569
2008 $18,206 $55,817
2009 $14,712 $46,708
2010 $14,664 $52,543
2011 $17,556 $60,380
2012 $17,568 $57,750
2013 $19,310 $60,844
2014 $20,582 $59,584
2015 $17,722 $51,198
2016 $18,666 $51,820
2017 $20,852 $53,301
2018 $23,618 $54,182
2019 $24,021 $51,773
2020 $23,934 $52,654
2021 $27,954 $61,175
2022 $28,451 $55,297
2023 $30,133 $55,567
2024 $31,170 $57,723

Estonia vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia Sweden
1950 66.4 71.1
1951 66.8 71.4
1952 67.2 71.8
1953 67.5 71.9
1954 67.8 72.4
1955 68.2 72.6
1956 68.5 72.7
1957 68.8 72.5
1958 68.8 73.2
1959 68.7 73.4
1960 69.3 73
1961 69.6 73.5
1962 69.8 73.4
1963 69.9 73.5
1964 70.6 73.7
1965 70.7 73.9
1966 70.7 74.1
1967 71 74.1
1968 70.6 74
1969 70.3 74.1
1970 70.4 74.7
1971 70.6 74.6
1972 70.4 74.7
1973 70.7 74.9
1974 70.8 75
1975 70.1 75
1976 69.7 75
1977 69.8 75.4
1978 69.7 75.5
1979 69.4 75.5
1980 69.5 75.7
1981 69.3 76
1982 69.9 76.3
1983 69.8 76.6
1984 69.6 76.8
1985 69.8 76.7
1986 70.9 77
1987 70.9 77.1
1988 71 77
1989 70.5 77.7
1990 69.9 77.6
1991 69.8 77.7
1992 69.2 78.1
1993 68.2 78.1
1994 66.7 78.7
1995 67.8 78.8
1996 70 79
1997 70.2 79.3
1998 69.8 79.4
1999 70.7 79.5
2000 71 79.7
2001 70.8 79.8
2002 71.4 79.9
2003 71.9 80.2
2004 72.4 80.5
2005 73 80.6
2006 73.2 80.8
2007 73.2 81
2008 74.3 81.1
2009 75.2 81.4
2010 75.9 81.5
2011 76.3 81.8
2012 76.4 81.7
2013 77.3 81.9
2014 77.1 82.2
2015 77.7 82.2
2016 77.8 82.3
2017 78.2 82.4
2018 78.3 82.5
2019 78.8 83.1
2020 78.9 82.4
2021 77.4 83
2022 78.2 83
2023 79.2 83.3
2024 79.3 83.4
2025 79.5 83.6

Estonia and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

Sweden
Year Population
Estonia Sweden
1960 1,211,537 7,484,656
1961 1,225,077 7,519,998
1962 1,241,623 7,561,588
1963 1,258,857 7,604,328
1964 1,277,086 7,661,354
1965 1,294,566 7,733,853
1966 1,308,597 7,807,797
1967 1,318,946 7,867,931
1968 1,331,214 7,912,273
1969 1,345,249 7,968,072
1970 1,360,076 8,042,801
1971 1,376,955 8,098,334
1972 1,392,518 8,122,300
1973 1,405,951 8,136,312
1974 1,418,169 8,159,955
1975 1,429,352 8,192,437
1976 1,439,576 8,222,286
1977 1,450,211 8,251,540
1978 1,460,188 8,275,599
1979 1,468,333 8,293,678
1980 1,477,219 8,310,531
1981 1,487,666 8,320,503
1982 1,498,414 8,325,263
1983 1,508,745 8,329,033
1984 1,518,617 8,336,605
1985 1,528,781 8,350,386
1986 1,540,190 8,369,829
1987 1,552,221 8,397,804
1988 1,561,900 8,436,489
1989 1,568,131 8,492,964
1990 1,569,174 8,558,835
1991 1,561,314 8,617,375
1992 1,533,091 8,668,067
1993 1,494,128 8,718,561
1994 1,462,514 8,780,745
1995 1,436,634 8,826,939
1996 1,415,594 8,840,998
1997 1,399,535 8,846,062
1998 1,386,156 8,850,974
1999 1,390,244 8,857,874
2000 1,396,985 8,872,109
2001 1,388,115 8,895,960
2002 1,379,350 8,924,958
2003 1,370,720 8,958,229
2004 1,362,550 8,993,531
2005 1,354,775 9,029,572
2006 1,346,810 9,080,505
2007 1,340,680 9,148,092
2008 1,337,090 9,219,637
2009 1,334,515 9,298,515
2010 1,331,475 9,378,126
2011 1,327,439 9,449,213
2012 1,322,696 9,519,374
2013 1,317,997 9,600,379
2014 1,314,545 9,696,110
2015 1,315,407 9,799,186
2016 1,315,790 9,923,085
2017 1,317,384 10,057,698
2018 1,321,977 10,175,214
2019 1,326,898 10,278,887
2020 1,329,522 10,353,442
2021 1,330,932 10,415,811
2022 1,348,840 10,486,941
2023 1,370,286 10,536,632
2024 1,371,986 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Estonia and Sweden

Fertility rate
Estonia

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Estonia Sweden
1960 1.98 2.17
1961 1.98 2.21
1962 1.95 2.25
1963 1.89 2.33
1964 1.94 2.47
1965 1.88 2.39
1966 1.87 2.37
1967 1.9 2.28
1968 2.03 2.07
1969 2.13 1.93
1970 2.17 1.92
1971 2.19 1.96
1972 2.13 1.91
1973 2.06 1.87
1974 2.07 1.87
1975 2.04 1.77
1976 2.07 1.68
1977 2.06 1.64
1978 2.02 1.6
1979 2 1.66
1980 2.02 1.68
1981 2.07 1.63
1982 2.07 1.62
1983 2.16 1.61
1984 2.17 1.66
1985 2.13 1.74
1986 2.18 1.8
1987 2.27 1.84
1988 2.27 1.96
1989 2.22 2.01
1990 2.05 2.13
1991 1.8 2.11
1992 1.71 2.09
1993 1.49 1.99
1994 1.42 1.88
1995 1.38 1.73
1996 1.37 1.6
1997 1.32 1.52
1998 1.28 1.5
1999 1.3 1.5
2000 1.36 1.54
2001 1.32 1.57
2002 1.36 1.65
2003 1.37 1.71
2004 1.47 1.75
2005 1.52 1.77
2006 1.58 1.85
2007 1.69 1.88
2008 1.72 1.91
2009 1.7 1.94
2010 1.72 1.98
2011 1.61 1.9
2012 1.56 1.91
2013 1.52 1.89
2014 1.54 1.88
2015 1.58 1.85
2016 1.6 1.85
2017 1.59 1.78
2018 1.67 1.76
2019 1.66 1.71
2020 1.58 1.67
2021 1.61 1.67
2022 1.41 1.53
2023 1.31 1.45

Estonia and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Estonia Sweden
1960 32.2 36
1961 32.4 36.2
1962 32.5 36.3
1963 32.7 36.3
1964 32.8 36.3
1965 33 36.2
1966 33.2 36
1967 33.4 35.9
1968 33.6 35.8
1969 33.7 35.6
1970 33.7 35.4
1971 33.8 35.3
1972 33.9 35.3
1973 34.1 35.3
1974 34.2 35.3
1975 34.2 35.3
1976 34.3 35.4
1977 34.3 35.5
1978 34.2 35.7
1979 34 36
1980 33.9 36.2
1981 33.8 36.5
1982 33.8 36.8
1983 33.9 37.1
1984 33.9 37.4
1985 33.9 37.6
1986 34 37.9
1987 34 38.1
1988 34.1 38.2
1989 34.2 38.3
1990 34.3 38.3
1991 34.6 38.3
1992 35 38.4
1993 35.6 38.4
1994 36 38.4
1995 36.3 38.5
1996 36.7 38.6
1997 37 38.8
1998 37.3 39
1999 37.6 39.2
2000 38 39.4
2001 38.3 39.5
2002 38.5 39.7
2003 38.8 39.8
2004 39.1 40
2005 39.3 40.2
2006 39.6 40.4
2007 39.7 40.5
2008 39.8 40.6
2009 40 40.7
2010 40.3 40.7
2011 40.6 40.8
2012 40.9 40.9
2013 41.1 40.9
2014 41.4 40.9
2015 41.5 40.9
2016 41.7 40.8
2017 41.9 40.7
2018 42 40.6
2019 42.2 40.5
2020 42.4 40.6
2021 42.5 40.7
2022 42.7 40.7
2023 42.9 40.9
2024 43.3 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Estonia Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Estonia Sweden
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
89%
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
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
50.2%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
95.5%
2024

Health

Estonia Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
30 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
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia Sweden
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
356,129 mi
2016

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