Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.
be 13.8% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 23.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.
make 30.8% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
pay a 29.0% higher top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 28.6% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Finland: At a glance
How big is Finland compared to Switzerland? See an in-depth size comparison.