If you lived in San Marino instead of Finland, you would:

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 28.3% more doctors per person

Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. San Marino has 46.3 as of 2023.

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see 18.7% less spent on your healthcare

Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). San Marino spends $5,231 as of 2023.

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have 10.5% less access to essential health services

Finland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. San Marino scores 77 as of 2021.

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Life

be 36.8% less 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 46.2% fewer children

In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 54.5% less on education

Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 36.9% less on healthcare

Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 40.5% more likely to die in a road accident

In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In San Marino, they kill 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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