What is the difference in gdp per capita between Estonia and Russian Federation?

1,773 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Russian Federation?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Russian Federation: GDP per capita

Estonia

37,454 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Russian Federation

39,227 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Estonia rank

47th

Russian Federation rank

45th

GDP per capita over time

Estonia
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 39,227 international-$ in 2021 prices against 37,454 international-$ in 2021 prices in Estonia, a difference of 1,773 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Estonia ranks 47th and Russian Federation ranks 45th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Russian Federation in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,911 international-$ in 2021 prices	13,513 international-$ in 2021 prices	602.44 international-$ in 2021 prices	Russian Federation
2000s	21,342 international-$ in 2021 prices	17,090 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,251 international-$ in 2021 prices	Estonia
2010s	33,105 international-$ in 2021 prices	30,593 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,512 international-$ in 2021 prices	Estonia
2020s	39,766 international-$ in 2021 prices	37,136 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,629 international-$ in 2021 prices	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Estonia or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 39,227 international-$ in 2021 prices against 37,454 international-$ in 2021 prices in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Estonia and Russian Federation?: 1,773 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Russian Federation?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Russian Federation rank globally for gdp per capita?: Estonia ranks 47th and Russian Federation ranks 45th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.