Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.4% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 23.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 36.0% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
spend 17.4% more on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.