Poverty & Inequality in Estonia

21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Estonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.3% 2023 down 75.5% 101st
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 down 68.4% 91st
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 down 72.7% 90th
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 down 71.4% 78th
Prosperity gap 1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 47.4% 101st
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 down 72.7% 99th
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 10.3% 2023 down 27.0% 107th
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 down 66.7% 83rd
Population living in slums 0.3% 2022 up 245.4% 137th
Income share held by second 20% 13.0% 2023 up 6.6% 31st
Gini index 30.7 2023 down 12.5% 91st
Income share held by lowest 20% 8.3% 2023 up 22.1% 29th
Income share held by lowest 10% 3.1% 2023 up 29.2% 39th
Income share held by highest 10% 23.7% 2023 down 10.9% 97th
Income share held by highest 20% 39.3% 2023 down 7.3% 89th
Income share held by fourth 20% 22.8% 2023 up 0.9% 23rd
Income share held by third 20% 16.7% 2023 up 5.0% 48th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 8.7% 2023 down 26.9% 93rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.3% 2023 down 70.5% 89th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 22.5% 2022 up 21.0% 19th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.4% 2023 down 63.6% 50th