Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Spain, you would:
Economy
make 30.7% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 53.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
be 41.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.
pay a 14.7% higher top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.
have 46.1% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 74.8% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Finland: At a glance
How big is Finland compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.