Tallinn or Vilnius: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Tallinn wins on more indicators: 3 of 4 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Tallinn 3:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Tallinn
Indicator
Vilnius
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
394,024 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
542,366 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
449,861 people
2025
339,420 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
121 km²
2025
89 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,718 people per km²
2025
3,814 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
13.4 %
2015–2025
-2.3 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Tallinn (3 : 0)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓3 days per year
2016-202533% lower
✗5 days per year
2016-202548% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✓13 days per year
2016-202513% lower
✗15 days per year
2016-202515% higher
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
lower is better
✓0.4 days per year
2016-202576% lower
✗1.7 days per year
2016-2025325% higher
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
39 days per year
2016-2025
41 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,974 °C·days per year
2016-2025
3,791 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
94 °C·days per year
2016-2025
147 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
130 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
710 mm per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
7.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
18.7 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
17.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
78 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6 km
2006-2025
265 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Tallinn, Vilnius.