Estonia vs Russia
Estonia vs Russia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.7 years in Estonia and 10.9 years in Russia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Estonia, by 0.8 years, or 1.08 times that in Russia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Estonia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Russia.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Estonia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.7 | 10.9 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 11.4 | 11.9 |
| 2010 | 11.2 | 9.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Estonia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyEstonia: 79.2 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEstonia: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEstonia: 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEstonia: 97% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionEstonia: 3.85% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateEstonia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEstonia: 1.37 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthEstonia: 0% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEstonia: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEstonia: 70.7% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageEstonia: 41.9 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEstonia: 20.9% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEstonia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEstonia: 3.37% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEstonia: $1.44B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personEstonia: $1,164 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEstonia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEstonia: 7,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerEstonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEstonia: 1% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEstonia: 204 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEstonia: 2 million TIV in 2024Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025