Estonia vs Finland: Percentage of one-person households
Estonia
40.3%
in 2018
Finland
43.0%
in 2018
Estonia rank
6th
Finland rank
3rd
Percentage of one-person households over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 43.0% against 40.3% in Estonia, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 6th and Finland ranks 3rd of 67 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 38.7% | 5.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 40.9% | 4.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Estonia or Finland?
- Finland, at 43.0% against 40.3% in Estonia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Estonia and Finland?
- 2.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
- Estonia ranks 6th and Finland ranks 3rd of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.