Canada vs Finland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Finland: Finland leads on Oil Imports (318,100) against Canada (1.09); Finland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (310,600) against Canada (2.01); Finland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (166,200) against Canada (1.11). Across 112 compared metrics, Canada wins on 58 and Finland wins on 42.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %93.51 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points87.18 points
Radios32.37.7
Televisions21.53.2
Waterways6368,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $7.08B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $310.92B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %1.25 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %1.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.680.2
Electricity Consumption522.282.79
Electricity Exports73.353.16
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2341
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5620
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels917
Electricity from Other Renewables1223
Electricity Imports2.6822.11
Electricity Installed Capacity143.516.27
Electricity Production649.666.54
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita183.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.927.9
Gross Fixed Investment23.720
Gross National Saving20.823.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-2.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %1.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.42.35
Natural Gas Exports83.964
Natural Gas Imports26.362.32
Natural Gas Production159.10
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06NA cu m (1 January 2016 est.)
Oil Consumption2.21217,400
Oil Exports1.93133,600
Oil Imports1.09318,100
Oil Production3.488,718
Oil Proved Reserves175.20
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people12.2 people
Public Debt61.361.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45217,100
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12166,200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700122,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01310,600
Remittances00.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.36
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.250.02
Taxes and Other Revenues13.825.4
Unemployment Rate6.5 %8.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-2.02M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8533.59
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiathe vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year2.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9110

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.8 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.4359.77
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km22,592 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km1,250 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant3,314.75 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04580

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %100 %
Administrative Divisions1019
Independence16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.478.43
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.76.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP10.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %8 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.429.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %22.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA4,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,00022,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %56.31 %
Human Capital Index0.820.79
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years85.05 years
Median age of population40.75 years43.4 years
Population Change437,571 persons851.5 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km18.7 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons5.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.82
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %7.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA85.5 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %11.01 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons1.18M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.872.9
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years11.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people1.34 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09179.59
Military Manpower at Military Age1618
Military Service Age and Obligation17all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard upon reaching the age of 18 (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %61.43 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km3.61 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.02 %
Population living in slums1.2 %0 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons61,296.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %81.66 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.22 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons20,646.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births2.2 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.961.66
Airports1,45998
Civil Air Travel63642
Heliports50617

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