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Finland vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Finland
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Leads on 52 of 123 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 61 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Finland and United States: Finland leads on Oil Exports (133,600) against United States (1.92); Finland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (122,200) against United States (2.17); Finland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (166,200) against United States (5.22). Across 123 compared metrics, Finland wins on 52 and United States wins on 61.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 8 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.72 %94.69 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.51 %★93.14 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score87.18 points★65.49 points
Radios7.7575★
Televisions3.2219★
Waterways8,00041,009★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.08B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars310.92B $32.95T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.28 %★21.84 %
Apple Import Volume31.38M tonnes76.82M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.25 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.61 %4.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index80.292★
Electricity Consumption82.79★3.9
Electricity Exports3.169.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4170★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants20★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels17★9
Electricity from Other Renewables23★14
Electricity Imports22.1172.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity16.27★1.09
Electricity Production66.54★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)183.54 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient27.941.8★
Gross Fixed Investment20★12.9
Gross National Saving23.3★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.2 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.6 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption2.35767.6★
Natural Gas Exports489.7★
Natural Gas Imports2.3286.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved ReservesNA cu m (1 January 2016 est.)0
Number of AI Patents Filed40 patents13,124 patents★
Oil Consumption217,400★19.15
Oil Exports133,600★1.92
Oil Imports318,100★10.27
Oil Production8,718★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line12.2 people★15.1 people
Public Debt61.3★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption217,100★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports166,200★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports122,200★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production310,600★20.3
Remittances0.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.36★0.04
Robotics Research Funding3.09 USD3.45 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2★1.25
Taxes and Other Revenues25.4★10.6
Top Exporting Countries125.18B USD3.19T USD★
Unemployment Rate8.3 %4.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate59.68 %★61.7 %

Environment

8 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.02M-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions33.594.8★
Contiguous Zone612★
Continental Shelf200not specified;
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely populatedlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.94 sq km★12.85 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.2 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources110★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.8 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)59.7794.67★
Agricultural land22,592 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,250 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita3,314.75 cubic meters per inhabitant★2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land80234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country100 %★88.3 %
Administrative Divisions1950★
Independence6★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.65 %★97.57 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.43★26.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.913.7★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,611.09 USD15,459.46 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.2 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)8 %★17 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.5★27.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.2 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS4,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)22,0001.40M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)56.31 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.72
Life expectancy at birth85.05 years★83.22 years
Median age of population43.4 years★38.79 years
Population Change851.5 persons2.26M persons★
Population density18.7 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population5.63M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.82★0.4
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CC★
Birth Rate (%)7.75 %10.75 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate85.5 %★73.9 %
Death Rate (%)11.01 %8.76 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.18M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.9174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.64 years★11.07 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.34 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.59★177.13
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligationall 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 option17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.43 %74.52 %★
Physician Density3.61 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.02 %0.45 %★
Population living in slums0 %0.05 %★
Total deaths61,296.9 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)81.66 %★65.73 %
Total fertility rate1.22 per woman1.61 per woman★
Total net-migration20,646.1 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate2.2 per live births★5.52 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇮 Finland🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.662.06★
Airports9816,116★
Civil Air Travel428,252★
Heliports178,130★

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