Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Finland, you would:
Health
see 18.8% more spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Canada spends $7,646 as of 2024.
be 35.2% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Canada, it is 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 21.9% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Canada has 28.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 27.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
Life
have 14.1% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Canada spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 161.7 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
Safety
be 2.0 times more likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 11.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Canada, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.6% more home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Canada has 42.5 as of 2024.
live with 47.7% less strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Canada withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
be 14.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Canada, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Canada emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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