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2024
global knowledge index
Estonia
KEY INDICATORS
- GDP (US$ billions):57.377
- Population:1,367,196
- HDI:0.899
14/141
Gki
Score
64
World
Average
47.8
Country Performance Summary
Estonia is a leading performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 14th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 14th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.
Areas of Strength
- New business density per thousand population
- Under-five mortality rate
- Academic freedom
- Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per hundred inhabitants
- Natural hazard exposure
Areas of Improvement
- Ecological footprint per capita
- Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
- Ratio of medium-skill TVET occupations earnings to average wage
- Teaching staff compensation (% tertiary expenditure)
- MSME financing gap (% GDP)
SECTORAL INDICES
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