Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.4% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.5% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 49.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
be 64.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.4% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 33.3% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.