Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 37.3% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 82.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 26.7% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 61.4% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 52.7% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.