Cyprus vs Estonia

Cyprus and Estonia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Cyprus and Estonia have about the same number of people: 1.4 million and 1.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Cyprus ($41,783) is 21% higher than in Estonia ($34,418) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Cyprus (3.8%) than in Estonia (0.6%), a difference of 3.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Estonia (4.8%) than in Cyprus (0.1%), a difference of 4.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Estonia (8.3%) than in Cyprus (4.9%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cyprus can expect to live 2.5 years longer than one born in Estonia: 81.8 years against 79.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Estonia is older: half of its people are over 41.9 years, against 37.8 years in Cyprus in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Estonia (92.2%) than in Cyprus (89.6%), a difference of 2.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Estonia (7.8 tonnes) are 44% higher than in Cyprus (5.4 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Estonia (57.2%) than in Cyprus (18.6%), a difference of 38.6 percentage points in 2024.