Estonia vs Sweden: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Estonia
17.9%
in 2025
Sweden
15.7%
in 2025
Estonia rank
20th
Sweden rank
23rd
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 17.9% against 15.7% in Sweden, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 11.0% | 33.1% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.8% | 3.2% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 17.9% against 15.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population between Estonia and Sweden?
- 2.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Estonia ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.