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Estonia vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 129th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia UAE
Population
1355535
11372700
Population rank 155/197 86/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 102/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Estonia and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Estonia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Estonia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Estonia UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 - $43,599,160,050
1981 - $49,333,424,135
1982 - $46,622,718,605
1983 - $42,803,323,345
1984 - $41,807,954,236
1985 - $40,603,650,232
1986 - $33,943,612,095
1987 - $36,384,908,744
1988 - $36,275,674,203
1989 - $41,464,995,914
1990 - $50,701,443,748
1991 - $51,552,165,622
1992 - $54,239,171,888
1993 $4,013,091,682 $55,625,170,253
1994 $4,123,011,420 $59,305,093,980
1995 $4,502,970,889 $65,743,666,576
1996 $4,786,018,988 $73,571,233,996
1997 $5,154,420,649 $78,839,008,445
1998 $5,674,080,543 $75,674,336,283
1999 $5,756,912,266 $84,445,473,111
2000 $5,686,579,748 $104,337,372,362
2001 $6,250,218,423 $103,311,640,572
2002 $7,370,119,619 $109,816,201,498
2003 $9,876,595,528 $124,346,358,067
2004 $12,148,595,031 $147,824,370,320
2005 $14,109,491,357 $180,617,467,965
2006 $17,025,671,810 $222,116,541,865
2007 $22,450,264,166 $257,916,133,424
2008 $24,342,935,404 $315,474,615,739
2009 $19,633,984,440 $253,547,358,747
2010 $19,524,355,419 $300,189,052,689
2011 $23,303,915,795 $360,832,739,551
2012 $23,237,406,116 $384,610,125,391
2013 $25,451,032,781 $400,218,529,748
2014 $27,055,689,003 $414,105,366,753
2015 $23,311,847,751 $370,275,469,571
2016 $24,561,027,788 $369,255,326,236
2017 $27,469,461,919 $390,516,804,030
2018 $31,222,632,741 $427,049,432,158
2019 $31,873,748,770 $417,989,721,743
2020 $31,820,771,494 $349,473,015,330
2021 $37,204,563,051 $415,178,792,757
2022 $38,376,046,175 $502,731,935,194
2023 $41,291,245,222 $514,130,432,648
2024 $42,764,929,169 $537,078,829,135

Estonia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Estonia UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 - $42,925
1981 - $44,854
1982 - $39,972
1983 - $34,650
1984 - $32,012
1985 - $29,468
1986 - $23,132
1987 - $23,113
1988 - $21,570
1989 - $23,167
1990 - $26,710
1991 - $25,691
1992 - $25,648
1993 $2,686 $25,033
1994 $2,819 $25,473
1995 $3,134 $27,003
1996 $3,381 $28,323
1997 $3,683 $27,983
1998 $4,093 $24,889
1999 $4,141 $25,856
2000 $4,071 $29,866
2001 $4,503 $27,745
2002 $5,343 $27,754
2003 $7,205 $29,660
2004 $8,916 $33,377
2005 $10,415 $38,719
2006 $12,641 $44,343
2007 $16,745 $45,855
2008 $18,206 $50,054
2009 $14,712 $37,803
2010 $14,664 $43,697
2011 $17,556 $50,789
2012 $17,568 $52,034
2013 $19,310 $52,024
2014 $20,582 $51,381
2015 $17,722 $43,535
2016 $18,666 $41,326
2017 $20,852 $42,341
2018 $23,618 $45,690
2019 $24,021 $44,251
2020 $23,934 $37,174
2021 $27,954 $43,360
2022 $28,451 $49,899
2023 $30,133 $49,041
2024 $31,170 $49,378

Estonia vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia UAE
1950 66.4 42.1
1951 66.8 42.9
1952 67.2 43.6
1953 67.5 44.4
1954 67.8 45.2
1955 68.2 46
1956 68.5 46.9
1957 68.8 47.8
1958 68.8 48.8
1959 68.7 49.7
1960 69.3 50.7
1961 69.6 51.6
1962 69.8 52.5
1963 69.9 53.5
1964 70.6 54.5
1965 70.7 55.5
1966 70.7 56.6
1967 71 57.6
1968 70.6 58.7
1969 70.3 59.8
1970 70.4 60.8
1971 70.6 61.8
1972 70.4 62.7
1973 70.7 63.5
1974 70.8 64.4
1975 70.1 65.1
1976 69.7 65.8
1977 69.8 66.5
1978 69.7 67.1
1979 69.4 67.6
1980 69.5 68.2
1981 69.3 68.6
1982 69.9 69.1
1983 69.8 69.4
1984 69.6 69.8
1985 69.8 70.1
1986 70.9 70.4
1987 70.9 70.6
1988 71 70.8
1989 70.5 71
1990 69.9 71.1
1991 69.8 71.1
1992 69.2 71.2
1993 68.2 71.2
1994 66.7 71.2
1995 67.8 71.4
1996 70 71.8
1997 70.2 72.6
1998 69.8 73.7
1999 70.7 75
2000 71 76.3
2001 70.8 77.6
2002 71.4 78.7
2003 71.9 79.6
2004 72.4 80.3
2005 73 80.8
2006 73.2 81.2
2007 73.2 81.4
2008 74.3 81.6
2009 75.2 81.7
2010 75.9 81.9
2011 76.3 81.9
2012 76.4 81.9
2013 77.3 82
2014 77.1 82
2015 77.7 82.1
2016 77.8 82.2
2017 78.2 82.4
2018 78.3 82.4
2019 78.8 82.6
2020 78.9 81.9
2021 77.4 79.1
2022 78.2 80.5
2023 79.2 82.9
2024 79.3 83.1
2025 79.5 83.2

Estonia and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Estonia UAE
1960 1,211,537 131,334
1961 1,225,077 137,989
1962 1,241,623 144,946
1963 1,258,857 152,211
1964 1,277,086 159,692
1965 1,294,566 167,103
1966 1,308,597 173,976
1967 1,318,946 179,700
1968 1,331,214 199,416
1969 1,345,249 239,660
1970 1,360,076 286,536
1971 1,376,955 335,027
1972 1,392,518 385,014
1973 1,405,951 436,399
1974 1,418,169 489,087
1975 1,429,352 542,856
1976 1,439,576 615,866
1977 1,450,211 710,209
1978 1,460,188 809,274
1979 1,468,333 912,010
1980 1,477,219 1,015,700
1981 1,487,666 1,099,855
1982 1,498,414 1,166,370
1983 1,508,745 1,235,305
1984 1,518,617 1,305,996
1985 1,528,781 1,377,911
1986 1,540,190 1,467,383
1987 1,552,221 1,574,244
1988 1,561,900 1,681,788
1989 1,568,131 1,789,851
1990 1,569,174 1,898,220
1991 1,561,314 2,006,626
1992 1,533,091 2,114,730
1993 1,494,128 2,222,093
1994 1,462,514 2,328,188
1995 1,436,634 2,434,662
1996 1,415,594 2,597,564
1997 1,399,535 2,817,410
1998 1,386,156 3,040,421
1999 1,390,244 3,266,009
2000 1,396,985 3,493,575
2001 1,388,115 3,723,590
2002 1,379,350 3,956,826
2003 1,370,720 4,192,457
2004 1,362,550 4,428,967
2005 1,354,775 4,664,790
2006 1,346,810 5,009,100
2007 1,340,680 5,624,635
2008 1,337,090 6,302,664
2009 1,334,515 6,707,058
2010 1,331,475 6,869,838
2011 1,327,439 7,104,538
2012 1,322,696 7,391,448
2013 1,317,997 7,693,031
2014 1,314,545 8,059,440
2015 1,315,407 8,505,237
2016 1,315,790 8,935,095
2017 1,317,384 9,223,225
2018 1,321,977 9,346,701
2019 1,326,898 9,445,785
2020 1,329,522 9,401,038
2021 1,330,932 9,575,152
2022 1,348,840 10,074,977
2023 1,370,286 10,483,751
2024 1,371,986 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Estonia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Estonia

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Estonia UAE
1960 1.98 6.5
1961 1.98 6.49
1962 1.95 6.49
1963 1.89 6.5
1964 1.94 6.49
1965 1.88 6.5
1966 1.87 6.5
1967 1.9 6.51
1968 2.03 6.53
1969 2.13 6.52
1970 2.17 6.52
1971 2.19 6.52
1972 2.13 6.5
1973 2.06 6.46
1974 2.07 6.41
1975 2.04 6.35
1976 2.07 6.29
1977 2.06 6.22
1978 2.02 6.15
1979 2 6.06
1980 2.02 5.95
1981 2.07 5.81
1982 2.07 5.66
1983 2.16 5.48
1984 2.17 5.3
1985 2.13 5.13
1986 2.18 5
1987 2.27 4.88
1988 2.27 4.77
1989 2.22 4.65
1990 2.05 4.51
1991 1.8 4.25
1992 1.71 4.09
1993 1.49 3.82
1994 1.42 3.76
1995 1.38 3.28
1996 1.37 3.06
1997 1.32 2.83
1998 1.28 2.77
1999 1.3 2.79
2000 1.36 2.73
2001 1.32 2.62
2002 1.36 2.54
2003 1.37 2.49
2004 1.47 2.38
2005 1.52 2.23
2006 1.58 1.96
2007 1.69 1.79
2008 1.72 1.52
2009 1.7 1.58
2010 1.72 1.57
2011 1.61 1.54
2012 1.56 1.53
2013 1.52 1.53
2014 1.54 1.48
2015 1.58 1.42
2016 1.6 1.37
2017 1.59 1.35
2018 1.67 1.29
2019 1.66 1.25
2020 1.58 1.29
2021 1.61 1.16
2022 1.41 1.15
2023 1.31 1.2

Estonia and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Estonia UAE
1960 32.2 19.6
1961 32.4 20.1
1962 32.5 20.6
1963 32.7 21
1964 32.8 21.5
1965 33 22
1966 33.2 22.6
1967 33.4 23.3
1968 33.6 23.5
1969 33.7 23.1
1970 33.7 23
1971 33.8 23.2
1972 33.9 23.6
1973 34.1 24.1
1974 34.2 24.7
1975 34.2 25.4
1976 34.3 25.6
1977 34.3 25.4
1978 34.2 25.5
1979 34 25.8
1980 33.9 26.2
1981 33.8 26.4
1982 33.8 26.4
1983 33.9 26.4
1984 33.9 26.4
1985 33.9 26.6
1986 34 26.5
1987 34 26.1
1988 34.1 25.9
1989 34.2 25.8
1990 34.3 25.8
1991 34.6 26
1992 35 26.4
1993 35.6 26.8
1994 36 27.4
1995 36.3 28
1996 36.7 28.1
1997 37 27.9
1998 37.3 27.9
1999 37.6 28
2000 38 28.2
2001 38.3 28.6
2002 38.5 29.1
2003 38.8 29.6
2004 39.1 30.3
2005 39.3 30.9
2006 39.6 31.4
2007 39.7 31.6
2008 39.8 31.6
2009 40 31.6
2010 40.3 31.7
2011 40.6 31.7
2012 40.9 31.7
2013 41.1 31.7
2014 41.4 31.8
2015 41.5 31.8
2016 41.7 31.8
2017 41.9 31.8
2018 42 31.8
2019 42.2 31.8
2020 42.4 31.8
2021 42.5 31.9
2022 42.7 31.9
2023 42.9 32.2
2024 43.3 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Estonia UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Estonia UAE
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
50.2%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
100%
2024

Health

Estonia UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia UAE
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,535 mi
2008

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