Three metrics of inequality in Estonia
Estonia: Three metrics of inequality was 54.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Three metrics of inequality in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, three metrics of inequality in Estonia stood at 54.22.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Estonia peaked at 56.28 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.39, in 1988.
Estonia ranks 60th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Three metrics of inequality in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 36.39 | — |
| 1993 | 53.49 | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 53.86 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.69 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 55.27 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 56.28 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 54.01 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 56.25 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 53.36 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 51.9 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 49.83 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 47.05 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 48.81 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 50.02 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 51.47 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 52.25 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 51.81 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.41 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 48.58 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 48.46 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.55 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 52.55 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.36 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 54.22 | +1.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 54.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.06, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 54.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.7, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Three metrics of inequality in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +47.0% | 36.39 | 53.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.39 | 36.39 | 36.39 | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.67 | 53.49 | 53.86 | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.07 | 47.05 | 56.28 | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.18 | 48.46 | 52.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.38 | 52.55 | 54.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Estonia?
- Three metrics of inequality in Estonia was 54.22 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.28 in 2003.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.39 in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Estonia ranks 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.