European ranking
9 / 30
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
30.90 Index
European ranking
9 / 30
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
Compared with Europe
+1.4 puntos
Estonia is 1.4 points above the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
1.4M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
Granularity: Regions
No regional breakdown available for this indicator.
Estonia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed stability. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
In Estonia, Income inequality is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 30.9 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, with a gap of 1.4 index points.
In Estonia, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 30.5 in 2020 to 30.9 in 2025. The latest value also changes little from 30.8 in 2024, confirming the stable reading.
In Estonia, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. No material recent change is detected among related indicators.