Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 61.6% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
be 38.6% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.3 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 76.9% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
have 13.8% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
Economy
be 51.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 75.3% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% 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 China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 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 China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 13.2% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 43.3% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.6 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 49.0% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 29.4% more home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
live with 5.8 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
use 56.0% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 9.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 68.2% more CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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