Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 30.6% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
pay a 12.8% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 18.0% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 20.6 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.