Estonia vs Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Estonia
15.2%
in 2025
Spain
15.6%
in 2025
Estonia rank
23rd
Spain rank
20th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Estonia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 15.6% against 15.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 0.6% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 20.4% | 3.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.6% | 0.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded), Estonia or Spain?
- Spain, at 15.6% against 15.2% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Estonia and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Spain rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Estonia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.