Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 40.8% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Denmark, that number is 14.3% of people as of 2024.
see 12.9% more spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Denmark spends $7,262 as of 2024.
have 24.6% more doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Denmark has 45.0 as of 2021.
be 28.2% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Denmark, it is 10.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Denmark, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
make 37.1% more money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $76,970 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less 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 Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 21.8% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 84.2% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
Safety
be 14.3% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 45.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Denmark, they kill 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 18.9% more home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Denmark has 43.4 as of 2024.
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Denmark withdraws 25% as of 2022.
use 58.4% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Denmark uses 6,165 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 22.7% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 85.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Denmark, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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