Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 36.7% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
have 19.0% more doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
be 40.2% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 23.3% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.
Economy
be 65.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.
make 31.2% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% 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 Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 36.8% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.
have 16.7% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.1% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 11.9% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.0 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 29.6% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 16.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 6.1 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.
use 64.9% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Spain uses 5,196 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 18.6% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 42.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 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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