Northern Europe · Europe
Residents of Estonia sleep an average of 8h 50m per day, ranking #4 among 62 countries tracked in the Global Sleep Atlas. This is 56 minutes more than the global average of 7h 54m. In Estonia, men sleep approximately 4 minutes more than women per day.
Gender gap: +4 minutes (males sleep more)
OECD diary surveys report 63 minutes more sleep than app-based tracking for Estonia. This reflects methodological differences: diary surveys measure “time allocated to sleep,” while apps measure detected sleep states.
Different measurement methods produce different results. OECD time-use diaries capture “time in bed,” while app and wearable sources measure detected sleep states.