Finland
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Finland.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
In northern Finnish Lapland, the summer midnight sun can keep the sun above the horizon for over two months.
Matchup file
Finland vs Sweden
187 shared metrics.
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Sweden
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Sweden.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Sweden has nearly 100,000 lakes, a clue to why its map feels carved by ice and water.
Analysis
Sweden leads in 111 of 187 shared metrics, while Finland leads in 76.
Finland's Firms Making Informal Payments is 3.8x that of Sweden (2.3% of firms vs 0.48% of firms).
Finland's Gender Gap in Work is 3.4x that of Sweden (36.63 min/day vs 8.3 min/day).
Finland's Political Corruption Index is 2.4x that of Sweden (0.03 vs 0.01).
Finland's Gender Pay Gap (%) is 1.1x that of Sweden (16.13% of male wages vs 7.5% of male wages).
Finland has 100% higher Official Languages Count than Sweden.
Key Comparisons
Firms Making Informal PaymentsFinland leads
Finland
2.3% of firms
Sweden
0.48% of firms
Gender Gap in WorkFinland leads
Finland
36.63 min/day
Sweden
8.3 min/day
Political Corruption IndexFinland leads
Finland
0.03
Sweden
0.01
Gender Pay Gap (%)Finland leads
Finland
16.13% of male wages
Sweden
7.5% of male wages
Official Languages CountFinland leads
Finland
2.0
Sweden
1.0
Road Traffic Death RateFinland leads
Finland
4.2 per 100k
Sweden
2.1 per 100k
All Metrics
Firms Making Informal Payments
FinlandFinland
2.3% of firms
Sweden
0.48% of firms
384% higher
Gender Gap in Work
FinlandFinland
36.63 min/day
Sweden
8.3 min/day
340% higher
Political Corruption Index
FinlandFinland
0.03
Sweden
0.01
244% higher
Gender Pay Gap (%)
FinlandFinland
16.13% of male wages
Sweden
7.5% of male wages
115% higher
Official Languages Count
FinlandFinland
2.0
Sweden
1.0
100% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
FinlandFinland
4.2 per 100k
Sweden
2.1 per 100k
100% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
FinlandFinland
41.29 per 100k
Sweden
21.25 per 100k
94% higher
Water Stress (%)
FinlandFinland
2.8%
Sweden
1.5%
93% higher
Irrigated Land
SwedenFinland
80 km²
Sweden
510 km²
84% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
SwedenFinland
0.54 per 1M people
Sweden
2.6 per 1M people
79% lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SwedenFinland
1.3% of GDP
Sweden
6.1% of GDP
79% lower
Spirits Consumption
FinlandFinland
2.0 L/person/yr
Sweden
1.1 L/person/yr
78% higher
Foreign Patents
SwedenFinland
105
Sweden
425
75% lower
Teen Birth Rate
FinlandFinland
3.1 per 1k
Sweden
1.8 per 1k
73% higher
Nurses & Midwives
FinlandFinland
19.34 per 1k
Sweden
11.41 per 1k
70% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
FinlandFinland
61.3% of GDP
Sweden
36.9% of GDP
66% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
FinlandFinland
57.47 gCO2/kWh
Sweden
35.26 gCO2/kWh
63% higher
Coastline Length
SwedenFinland
1.3K km
Sweden
3.2K km
61% lower
Tourist Arrivals
SwedenFinland
896.0K
Sweden
1.96M
54% lower
Solar Electricity Share
SwedenFinland
1.2%
Sweden
2.6%
54% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
FinlandFinland
949.51 per 1k people
Sweden
615.02 per 1k people
54% higher
Airports
SwedenFinland
98
Sweden
209
53% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
SwedenFinland
7.0 sites
Sweden
15 sites
53% lower
Long Work Hours
SwedenFinland
2.5% of employees
Sweden
5.2% of employees
52% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
SwedenFinland
26.78M kW
Sweden
55.31M kW
52% lower
Electricity Generation
SwedenFinland
83.6 TWh
Sweden
172.79 TWh
52% lower
Road Deaths
FinlandFinland
3.3 per 100k
Sweden
2.2 per 100k
51% higher
GDP (Nominal)
SwedenFinland
$298,696,961,297.66
Sweden
$603,715,224,265.8
51% lower
Border Neighbors
FinlandFinland
3.0
Sweden
2.0
50% higher
Job Insecurity
SwedenFinland
2.2% of earnings at risk
Sweden
4.4% of earnings at risk
49% lower
GDP Growth Rate
SwedenFinland
0.42%
Sweden
0.82%
49% lower
Population
SwedenFinland
5.55M
Sweden
10.64M
48% lower
CO2 Per Capita
FinlandFinland
5.3 t/person/yr
Sweden
3.6 t/person/yr
48% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
FinlandFinland
42%
Sweden
28.6%
47% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
FinlandFinland
22.0K
Sweden
15.0K
47% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
SwedenFinland
9.3%
Sweden
17.65%
47% lower
Low Life Satisfaction
SwedenFinland
3.6% of adults 16+
Sweden
6.6% of adults 16+
46% lower
Railway Length
SwedenFinland
5.9K km
Sweden
10.9K km
46% lower
Scientific Publications
SwedenFinland
12.0K
Sweden
22.4K
46% lower
Informal Employment Share
SwedenFinland
2.0% of employed people
Sweden
3.7% of employed people
46% lower
Lack of Support
SwedenFinland
4.3% of adults 15+
Sweden
7.8% of adults 15+
45% lower
Air Passengers
SwedenFinland
10.79M
Sweden
19.55M
45% lower
Obesity Rate
FinlandFinland
23.7%
Sweden
16.41%
44% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SwedenFinland
2.9% of GDP
Sweden
5.2% of GDP
44% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
FinlandFinland
35.29 per 100k
Sweden
24.63 per 100k
43% higher
Inflation Rate
SwedenFinland
1.6%
Sweden
2.8%
43% lower
Youth NEET Rate
FinlandFinland
10.03% of youth 15-24
Sweden
7.0% of youth 15-24
42% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
FinlandFinland
2.8 per 1k
Sweden
2.0 per 1k
40% higher
Railway Network
SwedenFinland
5.9K km
Sweden
9.7K km
39% lower
Depression Rate
SwedenFinland
6.5% of adults 15+
Sweden
10.5% of adults 15+
38% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
FinlandFinland
5.9K kg oil eq/person
Sweden
4.3K kg oil eq/person
37% higher
Highest Elevation
SwedenFinland
1.3K m
Sweden
2.1K m
37% lower
Beer Consumption
FinlandFinland
3.6 L/person/yr
Sweden
2.7 L/person/yr
36% higher
Overcrowded Housing
SwedenFinland
10.27% of households
Sweden
15.72% of households
35% lower
Credit Card Ownership
FinlandFinland
65.29% of adults
Sweden
48.35% of adults
35% higher
Fuel Poverty
SwedenFinland
2.7% of adults 16+
Sweden
4.1% of adults 16+
34% lower
Air Pollution Exposure
SwedenFinland
47.85% of population
Sweden
73.02% of population
34% lower
University Enrollment Rate
FinlandFinland
108.13%
Sweden
81.4%
33% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
SwedenFinland
23.6 per 100k people
Sweden
35.1 per 100k people
33% lower
Job Strain
SwedenFinland
16.34% of employees
Sweden
23.56% of employees
31% lower
Political Voice
SwedenFinland
20.86% who feel heard by government
Sweden
29.92% who feel heard by government
30% lower
Time Dissatisfaction
SwedenFinland
7.4% of adults 16+
Sweden
10.48% of adults 16+
29% lower
Population Density
SwedenFinland
18.37 /km²
Sweden
25.87 /km²
29% lower
Birth Rate
SwedenFinland
7.8 per 1k
Sweden
10.56 per 1k
27% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
FinlandFinland
11.81% of adults
Sweden
9.3% of adults
27% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
FinlandFinland
430.76 kg/person/yr
Sweden
341.23 kg/person/yr
26% higher
Land Area
SwedenFinland
304.0K km²
Sweden
407.3K km²
25% lower
Poor Health
SwedenFinland
6.1% reporting poor health
Sweden
8.0% reporting poor health
24% lower
Low Reading Skills
SwedenFinland
11.54% of students
Sweden
15.23% of students
24% lower
Low Math Skills
SwedenFinland
11.54% of students
Sweden
15.23% of students
24% lower
Low Science Skills
SwedenFinland
11.54% of students
Sweden
15.23% of students
24% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SwedenFinland
38.89%
Sweden
51.32%
24% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
FinlandFinland
37.2% of adults
Sweden
30.2% of adults
23% higher
Exports (% GDP)
SwedenFinland
41.91% of GDP
Sweden
54.31% of GDP
23% lower
Fertility Rate
SwedenFinland
1.3 children/woman
Sweden
1.7 children/woman
23% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
SwedenFinland
282
Sweden
361
22% lower
Water Withdrawal
FinlandFinland
3.0 B m³
Sweden
2.5 B m³
21% higher
Happiness Inequality
SwedenFinland
1.6 vs bottom 20%
Sweden
2.0 vs bottom 20%
20% lower
Wind Electricity Share
FinlandFinland
27.44%
Sweden
22.79%
20% higher
Forest Area
SwedenFinland
224.1K km²
Sweden
279.8K km²
20% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
SwedenFinland
$4,902.04
Sweden
$6,152.33
20% lower
Long-Term Unemployment
FinlandFinland
1.6% of workforce
Sweden
1.4% of workforce
19% higher
Imports (% GDP)
SwedenFinland
41.55% of GDP
Sweden
51.57% of GDP
19% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
SwedenFinland
3.6 per 1k
Sweden
4.4 per 1k
18% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
FinlandFinland
14.4K kWh/person
Sweden
12.1K kWh/person
18% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
SwedenFinland
31.11 Mt CO2e
Sweden
37.77 Mt CO2e
18% lower
Earnings Inequality
FinlandFinland
2.6 vs bottom 10%
Sweden
2.2 vs bottom 10%
17% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SwedenFinland
15.31 per 1M people
Sweden
18.41 per 1M people
17% lower
Urban Population (%)
SwedenFinland
74.26%
Sweden
88.86%
16% lower
Land Border Length
FinlandFinland
2.6K km
Sweden
2.2K km
16% higher
Poverty Rate
SwedenFinland
6.8% of population
Sweden
8.0% of population
15% lower
Voter Turnout
SwedenFinland
71.55% of votes
Sweden
84.21% of votes
15% lower
Broadband Access (%)
SwedenFinland
35 per 100 people
Sweden
41 per 100 people
15% lower
Military Spending
FinlandFinland
2.3% of GDP
Sweden
2.0% of GDP
15% higher
Elderly Population (%)
FinlandFinland
23.9%
Sweden
20.75%
15% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
SwedenFinland
27.83% of firms
Sweden
32.74% of firms
15% lower
Death Rate
FinlandFinland
11.01 per 1k
Sweden
9.6 per 1k
14% higher
Homicide Rate
SwedenFinland
0.98 per 100k
Sweden
1.1 per 100k
14% lower
Youth Population (%)
SwedenFinland
14.63%
Sweden
16.99%
14% lower
Time Use Inequality
SwedenFinland
2.2 vs bottom 20%
Sweden
2.5 vs bottom 20%
13% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SwedenFinland
50.2%
Sweden
57.9%
13% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SwedenFinland
4.9 µg/m³
Sweden
5.6 µg/m³
13% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
SwedenFinland
3.0% of GDP
Sweden
3.4% of GDP
13% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
SwedenFinland
6.4% of GDP
Sweden
7.3% of GDP
13% lower
Domestic Patents
SwedenFinland
1.6K
Sweden
1.8K
12% lower
Protected Land (%)
SwedenFinland
13.6%
Sweden
15.5%
12% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
SwedenFinland
21.48% of youth labor force
Sweden
24.31% of youth labor force
12% lower
Women in Senior Management
SwedenFinland
39.23% of managers
Sweden
44.74% of managers
12% lower
Low Adult Numeracy
FinlandFinland
9.8% of adults
Sweden
8.8% of adults
11% higher
Shipping Traffic
SwedenFinland
1.45M
Sweden
1.63M
11% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SwedenFinland
126 per 100 people
Sweden
141 per 100 people
11% lower
GNI Per Capita
SwedenFinland
$51,650
Sweden
$58,190
11% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
SwedenFinland
9.7% of GDP
Sweden
10.89% of GDP
11% lower
Financial Hardship
SwedenFinland
8.9% of adults 16+
Sweden
9.9% of adults 16+
10% lower
Housing Cost Burden
FinlandFinland
24.06% of households
Sweden
21.82% of households
10% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
FinlandFinland
88 pts
Sweden
80 pts
10% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FinlandFinland
21.4% of adults
Sweden
19.5% of adults
10% higher
Infant Mortality
SwedenFinland
1.8 per 1k births
Sweden
2.0 per 1k births
10% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
SwedenFinland
3.9 vs bottom 20%
Sweden
4.3 vs bottom 20%
9% lower
Loneliness
SwedenFinland
7.2% of adults 16+
Sweden
7.9% of adults 16+
9% lower
Low Adult Literacy
SwedenFinland
2.6% of adults
Sweden
2.8% of adults
9% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
SwedenFinland
$64,288.55
Sweden
$71,030.46
9% lower
Safety at Night
FinlandFinland
86.5% feeling safe at night
Sweden
80% feeling safe at night
8% higher
Child Mortality
SwedenFinland
2.3 per 1k births
Sweden
2.5 per 1k births
8% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
SwedenFinland
25.38% of GDP
Sweden
27.58% of GDP
8% lower
Adult Literacy
FinlandFinland
302.72 pts
Sweden
284.08 pts
7% higher
Relationship Dissatisfaction
SwedenFinland
3.6% of adults 16+
Sweden
3.8% of adults 16+
7% lower
Median Age
FinlandFinland
42.8 years
Sweden
39.9 years
7% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
FinlandFinland
33.52 kg/person/yr
Sweden
31.34 kg/person/yr
7% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
FinlandFinland
73.72%
Sweden
68.7%
7% higher
Life Evaluation Score
FinlandFinland
7.8 pts
Sweden
7.3 pts
7% higher
Food Waste per Person
SwedenFinland
109 kg/person/yr
Sweden
117 kg/person/yr
7% lower
Employment Rate (%)
SwedenFinland
78.83% of adults 25-64
Sweden
84.23% of adults 25-64
6% lower
Inequality (Gini)
SwedenFinland
27.4
Sweden
29.3
6% lower
Researchers
SwedenFinland
8.1K per 1M
Sweden
8.6K per 1M
6% lower
Home Internet Access
FinlandFinland
95.48% of households
Sweden
90.96% of households
5% higher
Adult Numeracy
FinlandFinland
298.94 pts
Sweden
285.21 pts
5% higher
Life Satisfaction
FinlandFinland
7.8 pts
Sweden
7.4 pts
5% higher
Reading Score Gap
SwedenFinland
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Sweden
1.9 vs bottom 10%
5% lower
Relationship Inequality
SwedenFinland
1.7 vs bottom 20%
Sweden
1.8 vs bottom 20%
5% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
SwedenFinland
0.81
Sweden
0.85
5% lower
Suicide Rate
FinlandFinland
14.57 per 100k
Sweden
13.84 per 100k
5% higher
Alcohol Consumption
SwedenFinland
9.1 L/adult/yr
Sweden
9.6 L/adult/yr
5% lower
Job Satisfaction
FinlandFinland
7.9 pts
Sweden
7.6 pts
4% higher
Science Skills
FinlandFinland
510.96 pts
Sweden
493.55 pts
4% higher
Social Support
FinlandFinland
95.42% of adults 15+
Sweden
92.14% of adults 15+
4% higher
Math Score Gap
SwedenFinland
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Sweden
1.7 vs bottom 10%
4% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
SwedenFinland
0.85
Sweden
0.89
4% lower
Housing Affordability
SwedenFinland
78.7% of income
Sweden
81.06% of income
3% lower
Time Satisfaction
FinlandFinland
7.7 pts
Sweden
7.4 pts
3% higher
Green Space Access
FinlandFinland
93.88% of urban pop.
Sweden
91.4% of urban pop.
3% higher
Science Score Gap
SwedenFinland
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Sweden
1.8 vs bottom 10%
3% lower
Numeracy Gap
SwedenFinland
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Sweden
1.6 vs bottom 10%
3% lower
Dependency Ratio
FinlandFinland
62.68% of working-age pop.
Sweden
60.6% of working-age pop.
3% higher
Unemployment Rate
SwedenFinland
8.3%
Sweden
8.5%
3% lower
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
SwedenFinland
$41,507
Sweden
$42,260
2% lower
Relationship Satisfaction
SwedenFinland
8.2 pts
Sweden
8.3 pts
2% lower
Chronic Pain
SwedenFinland
24% of adults 15+
Sweden
24.5% of adults 15+
2% lower
Smoking Rate
SwedenFinland
22.3%
Sweden
22.7%
2% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
SwedenFinland
33.6 hrs/week
Sweden
34.2 hrs/week
2% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
FinlandFinland
7.4%
Sweden
7.3%
2% higher
Internet Users (%)
SwedenFinland
94%
Sweden
95.53%
2% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
SwedenFinland
46%
Sweden
46.7%
2% lower
Life Expectancy
SwedenFinland
81.7 years
Sweden
83.3 years
2% lower
Average Earnings
SwedenFinland
$59,596.58
Sweden
$60,415.32
1% lower
Reading Skills
FinlandFinland
490.22 pts
Sweden
486.98 pts
1% higher
Human Development Index
SwedenFinland
0.95
Sweden
0.96
1% lower
Literacy Gap
SwedenFinland
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Sweden
1.6 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
FinlandFinland
0.93
Sweden
0.92
1% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
FinlandFinland
99.45%
Sweden
98.74%
1% higher
Digital Payments Used
SwedenFinland
98.47% of adults
Sweden
99.06% of adults
1% lower
Self-Rated Health
FinlandFinland
66.5% reporting good health
Sweden
66.5% reporting good health
equal
Math Skills
FinlandFinland
484.14 pts
Sweden
481.77 pts
equal
Social Time
FinlandFinland
6.2 hrs/week
Sweden
6.1 hrs/week
equal
Extreme Temperature Exposure
FinlandFinland
0% of population
Sweden
0% of population
ranked higher
Homicide Rate
FinlandFinland
1.1 per 100k
Sweden
1.1 per 100k
equal
Time Zones Count
FinlandFinland
1.0 time zones
Sweden
1.0 time zones
equal
Meat Consumption per Person
SwedenFinland
76.7 kg/person/yr
Sweden
77.07 kg/person/yr
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
FinlandFinland
25 days/yr
Sweden
25 days/yr
equal
Coal Electricity Share
FinlandFinland
0.19%
Sweden
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
FinlandFinland
100%
Sweden
100%
equal
Safe Drinking Water (%)
SwedenFinland
99.65%
Sweden
99.76%
equal
Firms Asked for Bribes
FinlandFinland
2.8% of firms
Sweden
0% of firms
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
FinlandFinland
0 m
Sweden
-2.4 m
ranked higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
SwedenFinland
97.68% of adults
Sweden
97.96% of adults
equal
Freedom of Expression Index
FinlandFinland
0.95
Sweden
0.95
equal
Firms with Female Top Manager
FinlandFinland
12.9% of firms
Sweden
12.89% of firms
equal
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