Monthly Archives: February 2011

Today’s chart of the day displays the health status of persons aged 16 or over by county. As you can see, there are some interesting cases, notable Polva and Ida-Viru, the only two counties where “very good or good” is … Continue reading →

In English there is an old saying – when you have a birthday, you are not getting older, you are getting wiser. This is especially true for Estonia.  When the Estonian Salvation Committee proclaimed the Declaration of Independence, little did … Continue reading →

The media this week has been reporting on the recent WHO (World Health Organisation) report that Estonia ranks sixth in the world for total alcohol consumption per capita. It’s interesting to delve slightly deeper into the statistics to see the … Continue reading →

Our latest chart shows local government spending per resident, per county, per year. The data was simply obtained from Eesti Statistikat – the population of each county for 2009 and local government spending were used to calculate spending per resident. … Continue reading →

Healthcare spending and life expectancy do not always correlate, although as a general rule the more you spend, the more you get. It is interesting to note that compared to other regional countries, Estonia maintains a reasonable life expectancy without … Continue reading →

Today’s chart shows Estonian unemployment as a percentage for 1993 until last year. Whilst the issue of unemployment in Estonia is not new and could be a decisive issue in the elections, the chart only goes to demonstrate the huge … Continue reading →

The map below displays the monthly gross wage as a percentage of the national average. It is interesting to note that every county with the exceptions of Harju (inc Tallinn) and Tartu are (if only a little) below the national … Continue reading →

Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Russia remain Estonia’s four main export markets, with Latvia and Russia vying for fourth place over the last three years. Using data from Eesti Statistika, the following chart shows the top 17 export markets for Estonia … Continue reading →

Juhan Parts is a former Prime Minister of Estonia and is currently serving in the government of Andrus Ansip as Minister of Economy and Communication. Parts became the chairman of a new party, called Res Publica in 1998 which he was instrumental … Continue reading →

Urmas Paet is Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Estonian Reform Party. Prior to his current role, he was Minister of Culture and Deputy Mayor of Nõmme. he kindly agreed to answer our questions. For more information on … Continue reading →