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Finland vs Russia

131 shared metrics.

FinlandLeads in 58

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RussiaLeads in 73

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What matters for both sides

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Finland

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Finland.

CIA 2026

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In northern Finnish Lapland, the summer midnight sun can keep the sun above the horizon for over two months.

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Russia

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Identity

Formal name: Russian Federation.

CIA 2026

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Russia is the world's largest country and spans 11 time zones.

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Analysis

Russia leads in 73 of 131 shared metrics, while Finland leads in 58.

Finland's Wind Electricity Share is 87.5x that of Russia (27.44% vs 0.31%).

Finland's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 38.1x that of Russia (15.31 per 1M people vs 0.39 per 1M people).

Finland's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 21.1x that of Russia (23.6 per 100k people vs 1.1 per 100k people).

Finland's Liberal Democracy Index is 13.4x that of Russia (0.81 vs 0.06).

Finland's Renewable Energy (%) is 13.3x that of Russia (50.2% vs 3.5%).

Key Comparisons

Wind Electricity ShareFinland leads

Finland

27.44%

Russia

0.31%

McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Finland leads

Finland

15.31 per 1M people

Russia

0.39 per 1M people

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Finland leads

Finland

23.6 per 100k people

Russia

1.1 per 100k people

Liberal Democracy IndexFinland leads

Finland

0.81

Russia

0.06

Renewable Energy (%)Finland leads

Finland

50.2%

Russia

3.5%

Freedom of Expression IndexFinland leads

Finland

0.95

Russia

0.08

All Metrics

Wind Electricity Share

Finland

27.44%

Russia

0.31%

8752% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Finland

15.31 per 1M people

Russia

0.39 per 1M people

3807% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Finland

23.6 per 100k people

Russia

1.1 per 100k people

2114% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Liberal Democracy Index

Finland

0.81

Russia

0.06

1343% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Finland

50.2%

Russia

3.5%

1334% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Finland

0.95

Russia

0.08

1083% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Finland

38.89%

Russia

6.0%

548% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Finland

0.85

Russia

0.17

401% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Finland

1.2%

Russia

0.24%

396% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Finland

$4,902.04

Russia

$1,078.23

355% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Finland

88 pts

Russia

22 pts

300% higher

GNI Per Capita

Finland

$51,650

Russia

$15,320

237% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Finland

61.3% of GDP

Russia

18.5% of GDP

231% higher

Unemployment Rate

Finland

8.3%

Russia

2.5%

227% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Finland

3.0% of GDP

Russia

0.93% of GDP

220% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Finland

19.34 per 1k

Russia

6.2 per 1k

210% higher

Researchers

Finland

8.1K per 1M

Russia

2.7K per 1M

201% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Finland

0.54 per 1M people

Russia

0.19 per 1M people

190% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Finland

21.48% of youth labor force

Russia

7.6% of youth labor force

182% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Finland

46%

Russia

16.44%

180% higher

Comparison of Finland and Russia across 131 metrics
				Winner
Wind Electricity Share	27.44%	0.31%	8752% higher	Finland
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	15.31 per 1M people	0.39 per 1M people	3807% higher	Finland
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	23.6 per 100k people	1.1 per 100k people	2114% higher	Finland
Liberal Democracy Index	0.81	0.06	1343% higher	Finland
Renewable Energy (%)	50.2%	3.5%	1334% higher	Finland
Freedom of Expression Index	0.95	0.08	1083% higher	Finland
Renewable Energy (%)	38.89%	6.0%	548% higher	Finland
Electoral Democracy Index	0.85	0.17	401% higher	Finland
Solar Electricity Share	1.2%	0.24%	396% higher	Finland
Health Spending Per Capita	$4,902.04	$1,078.23	355% higher	Finland
Corruption Perceptions Index	88 pts	22 pts	300% higher	Finland
GNI Per Capita	$51,650	$15,320	237% higher	Finland
Government Debt (% GDP)	61.3% of GDP	18.5% of GDP	231% higher	Finland
Unemployment Rate	8.3%	2.5%	227% higher	Finland
R&D Spending (% GDP)	3.0% of GDP	0.93% of GDP	220% higher	Finland
Nurses & Midwives	19.34 per 1k	6.2 per 1k	210% higher	Finland
Researchers	8.1K per 1M	2.7K per 1M	201% higher	Finland
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.54 per 1M people	0.19 per 1M people	190% higher	Finland
Youth Unemployment Rate	21.48% of youth labor force	7.6% of youth labor force	182% higher	Finland
Women in Parliament (%)	46%	16.44%	180% higher	Finland
Milk Consumption per Person	430.76 kg/person/yr	163.57 kg/person/yr	163% higher	Finland
Credit Card Ownership	65.29% of adults	25.08% of adults	160% higher	Finland
Vehicles per 1,000 People	949.51 per 1k people	372.47 per 1k people	155% higher	Finland
Imports (% GDP)	41.55% of GDP	17.59% of GDP	136% higher	Finland
Nuclear Electricity Share	42%	18.4%	128% higher	Finland
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	25.38% of GDP	12.07% of GDP	110% higher	Finland
Population Density	18.37 /km²	8.8 /km²	109% higher	Finland
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	14.4K kWh/person	7.2K kWh/person	100% higher	Finland
Irrigated Land	80 km²	43.0K km²	100% lower	Russia
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Finland
Foreign Patents	105	11.4K	99% lower	Russia
Coal Electricity Share	0.19%	18.4%	99% lower	Russia
Land Area	304.0K km²	16.38M km²	98% lower	Russia
Armed Forces Personnel	22.0K	1.45M	98% lower	Russia
Total CO2 Emissions	31.11 Mt CO2e	2.0K Mt CO2e	98% lower	Russia
Coastline Length	1.3K km	37.7K km	97% lower	Russia
Forest Area	224.1K km²	8.15M km²	97% lower	Russia
Political Corruption Index	0.03	0.78	96% lower	Russia
Population	5.55M	140.13M	96% lower	Russia
Food Waste per Person	109 kg/person/yr	55.52 kg/person/yr	96% higher	Finland
Water Withdrawal	3.0 B m³	64.82 B m³	95% lower	Russia
Railway Length	5.9K km	85.5K km	93% lower	Russia
Railway Network	5.9K km	85.5K km	93% lower	Russia
Electricity Generation	83.6 TWh	1.2K TWh	93% lower	Russia
Domestic Patents	1.6K	19.6K	92% lower	Russia
Exports (% GDP)	41.91% of GDP	21.92% of GDP	91% higher	Finland
Electric Generating Capacity	26.78M kW	301.93M kW	91% lower	Russia
Merchant Fleet Size	282	2.9K	90% lower	Russia
Airports	98	938	90% lower	Russia
GDP Growth Rate	0.42%	4.3%	90% lower	Russia
Informal Employment Share	2.0% of employed people	19.23% of employed people	90% lower	Russia
Air Passengers	10.79M	98.87M	89% lower	Russia
Firms Asked for Bribes	2.8% of firms	26.8% of firms	89% lower	Russia
Capital Elevation	17 m	156 m	89% lower	Russia
Land Border Length	2.6K km	22.4K km	89% lower	Russia
Water Stress (%)	2.8%	1.5%	87% higher	Finland
Electricity Carbon Intensity	57.47 gCO2/kWh	449.73 gCO2/kWh	87% lower	Russia
Tourist Arrivals	896.0K	6.36M	86% lower	Russia
Scientific Publications	12.0K	84.3K	86% lower	Russia
GDP (Nominal)	$298,696,961,297.66	$2,173,835,806,671.66	86% lower	Russia
Firms Making Informal Payments	2.3% of firms	16.58% of firms	86% lower	Russia
Homicide Rate	0.98 per 100k	6.8 per 100k	85% lower	Russia
Firms Hit by Power Outages	27.83% of firms	15.15% of firms	84% higher	Finland
Inflation Rate	1.6%	8.4%	81% lower	Russia
University Enrollment Rate	108.13%	60.39%	79% higher	Finland
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	7.0 sites	34 sites	79% lower	Russia
Border Neighbors	3.0	14	79% lower	Russia
Teen Birth Rate	3.1 per 1k	12.97 per 1k	76% lower	Russia
Highest Elevation	1.3K m	5.6K m	76% lower	Russia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.93	0.55	71% higher	Finland
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	35.29 per 100k	121.42 per 100k	71% lower	Russia
Military Spending	2.3% of GDP	7.1% of GDP	67% lower	Russia
Tourism Revenue	$1,757,000,000	$4,961,000,000	65% lower	Russia
Shipping Traffic	1.45M	3.91M	63% lower	Russia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.8 per 1k	7.0 per 1k	60% lower	Russia
Road Traffic Death Rate	4.2 per 100k	10.6 per 100k	60% lower	Russia
CO2 Per Capita	5.3 t/person/yr	12.29 t/person/yr	57% lower	Russia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	4.9 µg/m³	11.27 µg/m³	57% lower	Russia
Seafood Consumption per Person	33.52 kg/person/yr	21.76 kg/person/yr	54% higher	Finland
Education Spending (% GDP)	6.4% of GDP	4.2% of GDP	53% higher	Finland
Infant Mortality	1.8 per 1k births	3.7 per 1k births	51% lower	Russia
Child Mortality	2.3 per 1k births	4.5 per 1k births	49% lower	Russia
Forest Coverage (%)	73.72%	49.78%	48% higher	Finland
Firms with Female Top Manager	12.9% of firms	24.25% of firms	47% lower	Russia
Agricultural Land (%)	7.4%	13.17%	43% lower	Russia
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.7% of GDP	6.9% of GDP	40% higher	Finland
Elderly Population (%)	23.9%	17.18%	39% higher	Finland
Spirits Consumption	2.0 L/person/yr	3.2 L/person/yr	37% lower	Russia
Broadband Access (%)	35 per 100 people	25.82 per 100 people	36% higher	Finland
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$64,288.55	$47,404.96	36% higher	Finland
Life Evaluation Score	7.8 pts	5.8 pts	33% higher	Finland
Insufficient Physical Activity	11.81% of adults	17.66% of adults	33% lower	Russia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	126 per 100 people	186 per 100 people	32% lower	Russia
Suicide Rate	14.57 per 100k	21.37 per 100k	32% lower	Russia
Safe Drinking Water (%)	99.65%	76.26%	31% higher	Finland
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.6 per 1k	5.1 per 1k	29% lower	Russia
Smoking Rate	22.3%	29.2%	24% lower	Russia
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	146 gold medals	192 gold medals	24% lower	Russia
Death Rate	11.01 per 1k	13.93 per 1k	21% lower	Russia
Beer Consumption	3.6 L/person/yr	3.1 L/person/yr	19% higher	Finland
Dependency Ratio	62.68% of working-age pop.	52.57% of working-age pop.	19% higher	Finland
Tobacco Use Prevalence	21.4% of adults	26.5% of adults	19% lower	Russia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.3% of GDP	1.6% of GDP	19% lower	Russia
Protected Land (%)	13.6%	11.5%	18% higher	Finland
Inequality (Gini)	27.4	33	17% lower	Russia
Obesity Rate	23.7%	28.05%	16% lower	Russia
Hypertension Prevalence	37.2% of adults	44.3% of adults	16% lower	Russia
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	1.5 children/woman	16% lower	Russia
Youth Population (%)	14.63%	17.28%	15% lower	Russia
Human Development Index	0.95	0.83	14% higher	Finland
Average Weekly Work Hours	33.6 hrs/week	38.99 hrs/week	14% lower	Russia
Alcohol Consumption	9.1 L/adult/yr	10.53 L/adult/yr	14% lower	Russia
Meat Consumption per Person	76.7 kg/person/yr	87.81 kg/person/yr	13% lower	Russia
Digital Payments Used	98.47% of adults	87.42% of adults	13% higher	Finland
Life Expectancy	81.7 years	73.3 years	12% higher	Finland
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	25 days/yr	28 days/yr	11% lower	Russia
All-Time Olympic Medals	486 medals	540 medals	10% lower	Russia
Median Age	42.8 years	39.5 years	8% higher	Finland
Sanitation Access (%)	99.45%	92.22%	8% higher	Finland
Birth Rate	7.8 per 1k	8.3 per 1k	6% lower	Russia
Women in Senior Management	39.23% of managers	41.72% of managers	6% lower	Russia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	5.9K kg oil eq/person	5.6K kg oil eq/person	5% higher	Finland
High-Tech Exports (%)	9.3%	9.7%	5% lower	Russia
Can Raise Emergency Money	97.68% of adults	95.61% of adults	2% higher	Finland
Urban Population (%)	74.26%	75.11%	1% lower	Russia
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Finland
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Finland
Internet Users (%)	94%	94.36%	equal	Russia
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	99.5%	99.6%	equal	Russia
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-28 m	ranked higher	Finland
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.9% of GDP	-0.44% of GDP	ranked higher	Finland

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Analysis

Russia leads in 73 of 131 shared metrics, while Finland leads in 58.

Finland's Wind Electricity Share is 87.5x that of Russia (27.44% vs 0.31%).

Finland's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 38.1x that of Russia (15.31 per 1M people vs 0.39 per 1M people).

Finland's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 21.1x that of Russia (23.6 per 100k people vs 1.1 per 100k people).

Finland's Liberal Democracy Index is 13.4x that of Russia (0.81 vs 0.06).

Finland's Renewable Energy (%) is 13.3x that of Russia (50.2% vs 3.5%).

Key Comparisons

Wind Electricity ShareFinland leads

Finland

27.44%

Russia

0.31%

Finland

15.31 per 1M people

Russia

0.39 per 1M people

Finland

23.6 per 100k people

Russia

1.1 per 100k people

Liberal Democracy IndexFinland leads

Finland

0.81

Russia

0.06

Renewable Energy (%)Finland leads

Finland

50.2%

Russia

3.5%

Freedom of Expression IndexFinland leads

Finland

0.95

Russia

0.08

Wind Electricity Share

27.44%

0.31%

15.31 per 1M people

0.39 per 1M people

23.6 per 100k people

1.1 per 100k people

Liberal Democracy Index

0.81

0.06

Renewable Energy (%)

50.2%

3.5%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.95

0.08

Renewable Energy (%)

38.89%

6.0%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.85

0.17

Solar Electricity Share

1.2%

0.24%

Health Spending Per Capita

$4,902.04

$1,078.23

Corruption Perceptions Index

88 pts

22 pts

GNI Per Capita

$51,650

$15,320

Government Debt (% GDP)

61.3% of GDP

18.5% of GDP

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

2.5%

R&D Spending (% GDP)

3.0% of GDP

0.93% of GDP

Nurses & Midwives

19.34 per 1k

6.2 per 1k

Researchers

8.1K per 1M

2.7K per 1M

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.54 per 1M people

0.19 per 1M people

Youth Unemployment Rate

21.48% of youth labor force

7.6% of youth labor force

Women in Parliament (%)

46%

16.44%

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Wind Electricity Share

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Liberal Democracy Index

Renewable Energy (%)

Freedom of Expression Index

Renewable Energy (%)

Electoral Democracy Index

Solar Electricity Share

Health Spending Per Capita

Corruption Perceptions Index

GNI Per Capita

Government Debt (% GDP)

Unemployment Rate

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Nurses & Midwives

Researchers

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Youth Unemployment Rate

Women in Parliament (%)

Milk Consumption per Person

Credit Card Ownership

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Imports (% GDP)

Nuclear Electricity Share

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Population Density

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Irrigated Land

Official Languages Count

Foreign Patents

Coal Electricity Share

Land Area

Armed Forces Personnel

Total CO2 Emissions

Coastline Length

Forest Area

Political Corruption Index

Population

Food Waste per Person

Water Withdrawal

Railway Length

Railway Network

Electricity Generation

Domestic Patents

Exports (% GDP)

Electric Generating Capacity

Merchant Fleet Size

Airports

GDP Growth Rate

Informal Employment Share

Air Passengers

Firms Asked for Bribes

Capital Elevation

Land Border Length

Water Stress (%)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Tourist Arrivals

Scientific Publications

GDP (Nominal)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Homicide Rate

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Inflation Rate

University Enrollment Rate

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Border Neighbors

Teen Birth Rate

Highest Elevation

Women's Political Empowerment

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Military Spending