Estonia vs United Kingdom: Prosperity gap
Estonia
1.02
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.8854
in 2021
Estonia rank
100th
United Kingdom rank
102nd
Prosperity gap over time
- Estonia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.02 against 0.8854 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1346.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.33 | 1.03 | 2.3 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 2.15 | 0.8601 | 1.29 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 0.8538 | 0.7019 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.9865 | 0.8931 | 0.0934 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Estonia or United Kingdom?
- Estonia, at 1.02 against 0.8854 in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Estonia and United Kingdom?
- 0.1346, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United Kingdom?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Estonia and United Kingdom rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Estonia ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.