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the European Union and Estonia

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the European Union

Estonia

The widest gap is Public spending on them: the European Union €19,707 against Estonia €12,742, 54.7% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Estonia

People

Median age2.0 years
44.9 years
42.9 years
Life expectancy at birth2.1 years
81.5 years
79.4 years
People328.94×
450.6m
1.4m
People per square kilometre3.46×
110 per km²
31.8 per km²
Women in the population1.5 points
51.0%
52.6%
Born abroad3.4 points
14.4%
17.8%
Born outside the EU5.5 points
10.4%
15.9%

Money and work

Disposable income per person33.8%
€22,939
€17,146
Average net income32.2%
€25,952
€19,630
Take-home pay, average-wage worker32.9%
€29,954
€22,537
Gross pay, average-wage worker48.7%
€43,658
€29,364
In work, age 20 to 645.6 points
76.1%
81.7%
Out of work1.5 points
6.0%
7.5%
Hours worked a week0.6 hours
37.3 hours
37.9 hours
At risk of poverty3.2 points
16.3%
19.5%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.1 points
7.7%
8.8%
GDP per person36.4%
€41,700
€30,570

Family and home

People at home9.5%
2.3
2.1
Households with children1.3 points
28.7%
27.4%
Children per woman13.6%
1.34
1.18
Own their home11.2 points
68.5%
79.7%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds22.9%
507 per 100,000 people
413 per 100,000 people
Doctors4.6%
374 per 100,000 people
357 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree5.2 points
36.9%
42.1%
Students per 1,000 people31.3%
42.4 per 1,000 people
32.3 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them54.7%
€19,707
€12,742
Tax raised per person44.9%
€16,198
€11,178
Government debt57.6 points
81.7%
24.1%

Country and infrastructure

Land area93.20×
4,225,104 km²
45,336 km²
Railway density80.7%
49.1 per 1,000 km²
27.2 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density3.45×
18.6 per 1,000 km²
5.4 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people1.9%
584 per 1,000 people
595 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.6 points
94.8%
95.4%
Tourist nights per resident39.3%
6.73
4.83

Environment

Renewable energy16.1 points
26.2%
42.3%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Estonia

Function
the European Union
Estonia
12.4%
9.8%
3.0%
8.5%
3.5%
4.2%
10.8%
10.5%
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
0.9%
15.0%
14.4%
2.4%
4.4%
9.7%
14.2%
40.0%
31.4%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Estonia

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 328.94×: the European Union 450.6m, Estonia 1.4m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 93.20×: the European Union 4,225,104, Estonia 45,336. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which is more crowded: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 3.46×: the European Union 110, Estonia 31.8. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  4. Which government owes more: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 57.6 points: the European Union 81.7%, Estonia 24.1%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 5.5 points: Estonia 8.5%, the European Union 3.0%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 16.1 points: Estonia 42.3%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where is GDP per person higher: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 36.4%: the European Union €41,700, Estonia €30,570. Gross domestic product at current market prices, divided by the population. nama_10_pc · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 31.3%: the European Union 42.4, Estonia 32.3. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 22.9%: the European Union 507, Estonia 413. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where do more people own their home: the European Union or Estonia?

    The gap is 11.2 points: Estonia 79.7%, the European Union 68.5%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.