Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of France, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 12.6% more money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 18.3% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
be 10.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.4% less likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.
have 10.6% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 16.7% more on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 74.2% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Finland: At a glance
How big is Finland compared to France? See an in-depth size comparison.