Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 23.4% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
pay a 14.7% higher top tax rate
Australia 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 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 15.3% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 95.1% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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, Australian Taxation Office.
Finland: At a glance
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