Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 12.7% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.4% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, 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.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Finland: At a glance
How big is Finland compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.