Human development index vs gdp per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.905 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.905
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.905
in 2023
All-time low
0.711
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.905 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.905 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.711, in 1994.
That places Estonia 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.738 | — |
| 1991 | 0.734 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.722 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.713 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.711 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.725 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.746 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.759 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.767 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.776 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.793 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.802 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.813 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.824 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.834 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.847 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.855 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.859 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.863 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.868 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.877 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.88 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.887 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.885 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.888 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.89 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.894 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.897 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.901 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.899 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.902 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.905 | +0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.905 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.905 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7391 | 0.711 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8354 | 0.793 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8867 | 0.868 | 0.901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9018 | 0.899 | 0.905 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 748.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 299.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0241 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 218.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 181.11 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Estonia?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Estonia was 0.905 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.711 in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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