Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Estonia
Estonia: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 33.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Estonia, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Estonia stood at 33.9%.
That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Estonia peaked at 39.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1998.
That places Estonia 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 21.1% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 31.7% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.061 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1078 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1567 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Estonia?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Estonia was 33.9% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Estonia ranks 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".