Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Canada, you would:
Health
have 28.0% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Finland has 36.1 as of 2021.
see 15.9% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Finland spends $6,433 as of 2023.
be 54.3% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Finland, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Finland, that number is 9.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Finland, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 59.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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.
have 12.4% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.8% more on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Finland spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
Safety
be 50.5% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 10.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Finland, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 14.2% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Finland has 36.5 as of 2024.
live with 91.1% more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Finland withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
be 12.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Finland, it causes 7.0 as of 2019.
emit 60.5% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Finland emits 5.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Canada vs. Finland
Finland: At a glance
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