Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 68.9% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 24.2% of people as of 2024.
see 11.4% less spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Finland spends $6,433 as of 2023.
have 19.8% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Finland has 36.1 as of 2021.
be 39.3% more likely to die by suicide
Denmark has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Finland, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Finland, that number is 9.5% as of 2025.
make 27.1% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $56,149 as of 2025.
Life
be 45.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Finland, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 17.9% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% more on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
Safety
be 16.7% more likely to be murdered
Denmark 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.
be 82.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Finland, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 71.9% less strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Finland withdraws 7% as of 2022.
use 2.4 times more electricity
Denmark uses 6,165 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Finland uses 14,819 kWh as of 2024.
find 15.9% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Finland has 36.5 as of 2024.
Environment
be 46.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Finland, it causes 7.0 as of 2019.
emit 29.4% more CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Denmark vs. Finland
Finland: At a glance
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