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Estonia vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has a population of 1.37M (ranked 153/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 129th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Estonia United Kingdom
Population
1355535
69945462
Population rank 155/197 22/197
GDP
$42.8B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 102/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$31,170
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 40/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$49,334
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$10.1B
2024
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,362
2024
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 66/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,368
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
16,498 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.31
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
43.3 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Estonia and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Estonia and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Estonia

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Estonia United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 - $461,487,097,632
1985 - $489,285,164,271
1986 - $601,452,653,181
1987 - $745,162,608,269
1988 - $910,122,732,124
1989 - $926,884,816,754
1990 - $1,093,169,389,205
1991 - $1,142,797,178,131
1992 - $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $4,013,091,682 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $4,123,011,420 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $4,502,970,889 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $4,786,018,988 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $5,154,420,649 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $5,674,080,543 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $5,756,912,266 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $5,686,579,748 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $6,250,218,423 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $7,370,119,619 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $9,876,595,528 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $12,148,595,031 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $14,109,491,357 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $17,025,671,810 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $22,450,264,166 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $24,342,935,404 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $19,633,984,440 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $19,524,355,419 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $23,303,915,795 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $23,237,406,116 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $25,451,032,781 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $27,055,689,003 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $23,311,847,751 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $24,561,027,788 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $27,469,461,919 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $31,222,632,741 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $31,873,748,770 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $31,820,771,494 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $37,204,563,051 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $38,376,046,175 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $41,291,245,222 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $42,764,929,169 $3,643,834,188,783

Estonia and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Estonia

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Estonia United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 - $8,179
1985 - $8,652
1986 - $10,611
1987 - $13,119
1988 - $15,987
1989 - $16,239
1990 - $19,095
1991 - $19,901
1992 - $20,487
1993 $2,686 $18,389
1994 $2,819 $19,709
1995 $3,134 $23,169
1996 $3,381 $24,406
1997 $3,683 $26,766
1998 $4,093 $28,275
1999 $4,141 $28,762
2000 $4,071 $28,281
2001 $4,503 $27,907
2002 $5,343 $30,078
2003 $7,205 $34,443
2004 $8,916 $40,367
2005 $10,415 $42,105
2006 $12,641 $44,512
2007 $16,745 $50,398
2008 $18,206 $47,396
2009 $14,712 $38,744
2010 $14,664 $39,599
2011 $17,556 $42,110
2012 $17,568 $42,490
2013 $19,310 $43,419
2014 $20,582 $47,427
2015 $17,722 $44,984
2016 $18,666 $40,988
2017 $20,852 $40,629
2018 $23,618 $43,315
2019 $24,021 $42,794
2020 $23,934 $40,405
2021 $27,954 $46,926
2022 $28,451 $46,063
2023 $30,133 $49,201
2024 $31,170 $52,637

Estonia vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Estonia

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Estonia United Kingdom
1950 66.4 68.6
1951 66.8 68.2
1952 67.2 69.5
1953 67.5 69.8
1954 67.8 70.2
1955 68.2 70.1
1956 68.5 70.4
1957 68.8 70.5
1958 68.8 70.7
1959 68.7 70.8
1960 69.3 71
1961 69.6 70.8
1962 69.8 70.9
1963 69.9 70.8
1964 70.6 71.5
1965 70.7 71.5
1966 70.7 71.4
1967 71 72.1
1968 70.6 71.7
1969 70.3 71.7
1970 70.4 71.9
1971 70.6 72.2
1972 70.4 72
1973 70.7 72.2
1974 70.8 72.4
1975 70.1 72.7
1976 69.7 72.6
1977 69.8 73.1
1978 69.7 73
1979 69.4 73.2
1980 69.5 73.6
1981 69.3 73.9
1982 69.9 74
1983 69.8 74.3
1984 69.6 74.7
1985 69.8 74.5
1986 70.9 74.8
1987 70.9 75.1
1988 71 75.3
1989 70.5 75.4
1990 69.9 75.7
1991 69.8 75.9
1992 69.2 76.3
1993 68.2 76.2
1994 66.7 76.7
1995 67.8 76.6
1996 70 76.9
1997 70.2 77.1
1998 69.8 77.3
1999 70.7 77.4
2000 71 77.8
2001 70.8 78.1
2002 71.4 78.2
2003 71.9 78.3
2004 72.4 78.9
2005 73 79.1
2006 73.2 79.3
2007 73.2 79.5
2008 74.3 79.7
2009 75.2 80.2
2010 75.9 80.4
2011 76.3 80.8
2012 76.4 80.9
2013 77.3 80.9
2014 77.1 81.2
2015 77.7 80.9
2016 77.8 81.1
2017 78.2 81.2
2018 78.3 81.1
2019 78.8 81.4
2020 78.9 80.4
2021 77.4 80.7
2022 78.2 81.1
2023 79.2 81.3
2024 79.3 81.4
2025 79.5 81.6

Estonia and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Estonia

United Kingdom
Year Population
Estonia United Kingdom
1960 1,211,537 52,400,000
1961 1,225,077 52,800,000
1962 1,241,623 53,250,000
1963 1,258,857 53,650,000
1964 1,277,086 54,000,000
1965 1,294,566 54,348,050
1966 1,308,597 54,648,500
1967 1,318,946 54,943,600
1968 1,331,214 55,211,700
1969 1,345,249 55,441,750
1970 1,360,076 55,663,250
1971 1,376,955 55,896,223
1972 1,392,518 56,086,065
1973 1,405,951 56,194,527
1974 1,418,169 56,229,974
1975 1,429,352 56,225,800
1976 1,439,576 56,211,968
1977 1,450,211 56,193,492
1978 1,460,188 56,196,504
1979 1,468,333 56,246,951
1980 1,477,219 56,314,216
1981 1,487,666 56,333,829
1982 1,498,414 56,313,641
1983 1,508,745 56,332,848
1984 1,518,617 56,422,072
1985 1,528,781 56,550,268
1986 1,540,190 56,681,396
1987 1,552,221 56,802,050
1988 1,561,900 56,928,327
1989 1,568,131 57,076,711
1990 1,569,174 57,247,586
1991 1,561,314 57,424,897
1992 1,533,091 57,580,402
1993 1,494,128 57,718,614
1994 1,462,514 57,865,745
1995 1,436,634 58,019,030
1996 1,415,594 58,166,950
1997 1,399,535 58,316,954
1998 1,386,156 58,487,141
1999 1,390,244 58,682,466
2000 1,396,985 58,892,514
2001 1,388,115 59,119,673
2002 1,379,350 59,370,479
2003 1,370,720 59,647,577
2004 1,362,550 59,987,905
2005 1,354,775 60,401,206
2006 1,346,810 60,846,820
2007 1,340,680 61,322,463
2008 1,337,090 61,806,995
2009 1,334,515 62,276,270
2010 1,331,475 62,766,365
2011 1,327,439 63,258,810
2012 1,322,696 63,711,000
2013 1,317,997 64,139,000
2014 1,314,545 64,620,000
2015 1,315,407 65,088,000
2016 1,315,790 65,607,000
2017 1,317,384 65,966,000
2018 1,321,977 66,289,000
2019 1,326,898 66,631,000
2020 1,329,522 66,744,000
2021 1,330,932 66,984,000
2022 1,348,840 67,604,000
2023 1,370,286 68,492,000
2024 1,371,986 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Estonia and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Estonia

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Estonia United Kingdom
1960 1.98 2.69
1961 1.98 2.78
1962 1.95 2.86
1963 1.89 2.88
1964 1.94 2.93
1965 1.88 2.86
1966 1.87 2.78
1967 1.9 2.68
1968 2.03 2.6
1969 2.13 2.51
1970 2.17 2.44
1971 2.19 2.41
1972 2.13 2.2
1973 2.06 2.04
1974 2.07 1.92
1975 2.04 1.81
1976 2.07 1.74
1977 2.06 1.69
1978 2.02 1.75
1979 2 1.86
1980 2.02 1.9
1981 2.07 1.82
1982 2.07 1.78
1983 2.16 1.77
1984 2.17 1.77
1985 2.13 1.79
1986 2.18 1.78
1987 2.27 1.81
1988 2.27 1.82
1989 2.22 1.79
1990 2.05 1.83
1991 1.8 1.82
1992 1.71 1.79
1993 1.49 1.76
1994 1.42 1.74
1995 1.38 1.71
1996 1.37 1.73
1997 1.32 1.72
1998 1.28 1.71
1999 1.3 1.68
2000 1.36 1.64
2001 1.32 1.63
2002 1.36 1.63
2003 1.37 1.7
2004 1.47 1.75
2005 1.52 1.76
2006 1.58 1.82
2007 1.69 1.86
2008 1.72 1.91
2009 1.7 1.89
2010 1.72 1.92
2011 1.61 1.91
2012 1.56 1.92
2013 1.52 1.83
2014 1.54 1.81
2015 1.58 1.8
2016 1.6 1.79
2017 1.59 1.74
2018 1.67 1.68
2019 1.66 1.63
2020 1.58 1.57
2021 1.61 1.58
2022 1.41 1.56
2023 1.31 1.56

Estonia and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Estonia

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Estonia United Kingdom
1960 32.2 35.5
1961 32.4 35.4
1962 32.5 35.3
1963 32.7 35.3
1964 32.8 35.2
1965 33 35.1
1966 33.2 34.9
1967 33.4 34.8
1968 33.6 34.6
1969 33.7 34.4
1970 33.7 34.2
1971 33.8 34.1
1972 33.9 34
1973 34.1 34
1974 34.2 34
1975 34.2 34
1976 34.3 34
1977 34.3 34.1
1978 34.2 34.2
1979 34 34.3
1980 33.9 34.4
1981 33.8 34.5
1982 33.8 34.8
1983 33.9 35
1984 33.9 35.2
1985 33.9 35.3
1986 34 35.4
1987 34 35.4
1988 34.1 35.7
1989 34.2 35.9
1990 34.3 36
1991 34.6 36.1
1992 35 36.2
1993 35.6 36.3
1994 36 36.5
1995 36.3 36.6
1996 36.7 36.8
1997 37 37
1998 37.3 37.2
1999 37.6 37.4
2000 38 37.7
2001 38.3 37.9
2002 38.5 38.1
2003 38.8 38.2
2004 39.1 38.4
2005 39.3 38.5
2006 39.6 38.6
2007 39.7 38.8
2008 39.8 38.9
2009 40 39
2010 40.3 39.2
2011 40.6 39.3
2012 40.9 39.5
2013 41.1 39.6
2014 41.4 39.7
2015 41.5 39.8
2016 41.7 39.8
2017 41.9 39.9
2018 42 40
2019 42.2 40.1
2020 42.4 40.2
2021 42.5 40.3
2022 42.7 40.5
2023 42.9 40.8
2024 43.3 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Estonia United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$39.4B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.21%
2022
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.5%
2024
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.1%
2024
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20.5%
2024
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.9
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.7%
2023
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
14
2003
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$2.07B
2024
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$496M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,695,000
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.98%
2020
8.24%
1998
Banked people share
98.9%
2024
99.3%
2024

Energy

Estonia United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,089 kg
2023
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2023
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
11.4 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.35 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
60.9%
2023
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
38%
2021
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.9%
2023
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
3.77%
2023
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,722 kWh
2023
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
40%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.42%
2023
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Estonia United Kingdom
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,742
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
70%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.53 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
82
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2024
71
2024
Higher education index
81
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2023
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.5
2019
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
50.2%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.2%
2024
96.3%
2023

Health

Estonia United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,999
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$463
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
79.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.44
2021
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2023
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
22.8%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Estonia United Kingdom
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
12,025 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,815 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,415 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
263,542 mi
2020

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