Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 20.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 24.2% of people as of 2024.
see 16.4% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Finland spends $6,433 as of 2023.
have 11.7% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Finland has 36.1 as of 2021.
be 11.4% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Finland, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Finland, that number is 9.5% as of 2025.
make 13.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $56,149 as of 2025.
Life
be 38.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Finland, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Finland, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 27.1% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.1% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Finland spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 95.1% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
Safety
be 15.3% more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 51.2% more electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Finland uses 14,819 kWh as of 2024.
live with 52.2% more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Finland withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
be 30.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Finland, it causes 7.0 as of 2019.
emit 60.7% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Finland emits 5.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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