Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 53.3% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
see 64.8% more spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Switzerland spends $10,602 as of 2023.
have 24.1% more doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Switzerland has 44.8 as of 2022.
Economy
be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Switzerland, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 2.0 times more money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $114,769 as of 2025.
be 29.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Switzerland, however, that number is 15.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 37.5% 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 Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.5% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Switzerland, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 78.9% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 11.7% more on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Switzerland, that number is 11.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 38.8% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Switzerland, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 42.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Switzerland, they kill 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 16.6% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Finland, 86% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Switzerland, that number is 72% as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.9% more home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Switzerland has 47.0 as of 2024.
use 52.0% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Switzerland uses 7,117 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 32.3% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Switzerland emits 3.8 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 Switzerland, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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