Finland vs Sweden

Finland (Europe) and Sweden (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Finland Sweden World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Finland: 1,191.86 Sweden: 2,128.36 World: 452.65 1961 Finland: 1,341.5 Sweden: 2,304.47 World: 471.93 1962 Finland: 1,426.67 Sweden: 2,485.47 World: 496.11 1963 Finland: 1,538.46 Sweden: 2,675.07 World: 525.19 1964 Finland: 1,725.6 Sweden: 2,961.03 World: 563.85 1965 Finland: 1,902.04 Sweden: 3,227.88 World: 601.89 1966 Finland: 2,031.52 Sweden: 3,477.9 World: 638.97 1967 Finland: 2,055.75 Sweden: 3,746.2 World: 664.4 1968 Finland: 1,927.29 Sweden: 3,953.08 World: 703.46 1969 Finland: 2,201.12 Sweden: 4,262.93 World: 761.11 1970 Finland: 2,465.86 Sweden: 4,729.35 World: 817.68 1971 Finland: 2,716.43 Sweden: 5,125.27 World: 884.88 1972 Finland: 3,177.93 Sweden: 6,018.39 World: 1,002 1973 Finland: 4,173.54 Sweden: 7,290.63 World: 1,201.53 1974 Finland: 5,298.08 Sweden: 8,078.19 World: 1,362.19 1975 Finland: 6,256.1 Sweden: 10,102.64 World: 1,488.94 1976 Finland: 6,740.29 Sweden: 10,852.52 World: 1,589.73 1977 Finland: 7,069.74 Sweden: 11,432.02 World: 1,766.28 1978 Finland: 7,629.5 Sweden: 12,602.22 World: 2,055.49 1979 Finland: 9,333.08 Sweden: 14,855.6 World: 2,335.19 1980 Finland: 11,224.94 Sweden: 17,073.04 World: 2,587.01 1981 Finland: 10,925.1 Sweden: 15,563.83 World: 2,628.62 1982 Finland: 10,935.31 Sweden: 13,719.05 World: 2,554.08 1983 Finland: 10,493.96 Sweden: 12,589.95 World: 2,561.17 1984 Finland: 10,830.22 Sweden: 13,080.03 World: 2,614.33 1985 Finland: 11,394.19 Sweden: 13,647.04 World: 2,690.59 1986 Finland: 14,946.99 Sweden: 17,954.95 World: 3,118.57 1987 Finland: 18,565.03 Sweden: 21,760.96 World: 3,487.88 1988 Finland: 22,043.77 Sweden: 24,499.12 World: 3,829.99 1989 Finland: 23,969.05 Sweden: 25,625.02 World: 3,930.51 1990 Finland: 28,366.2 Sweden: 30,549.32 World: 4,338.94 1991 Finland: 25,488.85 Sweden: 31,776.67 World: 4,453.9 1992 Finland: 22,320.11 Sweden: 32,753.43 World: 4,679.98 1993 Finland: 17,588.68 Sweden: 24,389.87 World: 4,685.3 1994 Finland: 20,278.29 Sweden: 26,045.52 World: 4,967.01 1995 Finland: 26,246.27 Sweden: 30,254.03 World: 5,463.2 1996 Finland: 25,756.68 Sweden: 33,022.24 World: 5,507.22 1997 Finland: 24,682.29 Sweden: 30,324.18 World: 5,408.57 1998 Finland: 25,999.99 Sweden: 30,605.37 World: 5,302.34 1999 Finland: 26,180.41 Sweden: 30,968.87 World: 5,401.23 2000 Finland: 24,335.92 Sweden: 29,632.59 World: 5,512.56 2001 Finland: 24,965.2 Sweden: 27,259.32 World: 5,404.2 2002 Finland: 26,989.39 Sweden: 29,957.78 World: 5,539.32 2003 Finland: 32,920.09 Sweden: 37,292.24 World: 6,129.87 2004 Finland: 37,768.13 Sweden: 42,758 World: 6,818 2005 Finland: 39,049.87 Sweden: 43,378.41 World: 7,290.57 2006 Finland: 41,214.02 Sweden: 46,531.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Finland: 48,473.02 Sweden: 53,568.31 World: 8,685.33 2008 Finland: 53,769.47 Sweden: 55,817.18 World: 9,425.74 2009 Finland: 47,478.35 Sweden: 46,707.64 World: 8,827.04 2010 Finland: 46,506.29 Sweden: 52,542.58 World: 9,555.07 2011 Finland: 51,060.32 Sweden: 60,379.48 World: 10,496.93 2012 Finland: 47,551.67 Sweden: 57,749.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Finland: 49,691.01 Sweden: 60,843.99 World: 10,759.35 2014 Finland: 50,073.78 Sweden: 59,583.46 World: 10,912.24 2015 Finland: 42,560.35 Sweden: 51,188.17 World: 10,191.98 2016 Finland: 43,451.26 Sweden: 51,703.51 World: 10,239.47 2017 Finland: 46,085.02 Sweden: 53,210.22 World: 10,784.4 2018 Finland: 49,654.25 Sweden: 54,018.46 World: 11,344.73 2019 Finland: 48,358.18 Sweden: 51,648.99 World: 11,417.6 2020 Finland: 48,828.68 Sweden: 52,568.57 World: 10,999.49 2021 Finland: 53,099.14 Sweden: 60,647.54 World: 12,472.91 2022 Finland: 50,440.56 Sweden: 54,836.89 World: 12,876.24 2023 Finland: 52,864.69 Sweden: 54,950.28 World: 13,313.86 2024 Finland: 53,155.55 Sweden: 57,222.71 World: 13,717.09 2025 Finland: 56,148.58 Sweden: 63,133.21 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Finland Sweden World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Finland: 68.82 Sweden: 73.01 World: 50.94 1961 Finland: 68.84 Sweden: 73.47 World: 52.8 1962 Finland: 68.58 Sweden: 73.35 World: 55.29 1963 Finland: 69.01 Sweden: 73.56 World: 55.65 1964 Finland: 69.22 Sweden: 73.73 World: 56.1 1965 Finland: 68.98 Sweden: 73.86 World: 55.93 1966 Finland: 69.48 Sweden: 74.08 World: 56.45 1967 Finland: 69.67 Sweden: 74.12 World: 56.9 1968 Finland: 69.62 Sweden: 73.97 World: 57.34 1969 Finland: 69.5 Sweden: 74.08 World: 57.68 1970 Finland: 70.18 Sweden: 74.65 World: 57.94 1971 Finland: 70.02 Sweden: 74.62 World: 58.02 1972 Finland: 70.71 Sweden: 74.72 World: 58.84 1973 Finland: 71.22 Sweden: 74.87 World: 59.3 1974 Finland: 71.13 Sweden: 74.98 World: 59.7 1975 Finland: 71.67 Sweden: 74.98 World: 60.13 1976 Finland: 71.81 Sweden: 74.97 World: 60.45 1977 Finland: 72.35 Sweden: 75.38 World: 61.04 1978 Finland: 72.9 Sweden: 75.47 World: 61.39 1979 Finland: 73.16 Sweden: 75.52 World: 61.84 1980 Finland: 73.44 Sweden: 75.74 World: 62.15 1981 Finland: 73.75 Sweden: 76.03 World: 62.52 1982 Finland: 74.3 Sweden: 76.33 World: 62.87 1983 Finland: 74.2 Sweden: 76.55 World: 63.13 1984 Finland: 74.52 Sweden: 76.82 World: 63.44 1985 Finland: 74.22 Sweden: 76.67 World: 63.73 1986 Finland: 74.56 Sweden: 76.93 World: 64.12 1987 Finland: 74.59 Sweden: 77.09 World: 64.46 1988 Finland: 74.58 Sweden: 76.98 World: 64.67 1989 Finland: 74.79 Sweden: 77.73 World: 64.96 1990 Finland: 74.81 Sweden: 77.54 World: 65.11 1991 Finland: 75.23 Sweden: 77.67 World: 65.3 1992 Finland: 75.46 Sweden: 78 World: 65.55 1993 Finland: 75.71 Sweden: 78.06 World: 65.74 1994 Finland: 76.4 Sweden: 78.65 World: 65.96 1995 Finland: 76.41 Sweden: 78.74 World: 66.2 1996 Finland: 76.69 Sweden: 78.96 World: 66.52 1997 Finland: 76.88 Sweden: 79.2 World: 66.83 1998 Finland: 77.09 Sweden: 79.34 World: 67.07 1999 Finland: 77.29 Sweden: 79.44 World: 67.31 2000 Finland: 77.47 Sweden: 79.64 World: 67.65 2001 Finland: 77.97 Sweden: 79.8 World: 67.95 2002 Finland: 78.12 Sweden: 79.85 World: 68.23 2003 Finland: 78.37 Sweden: 80.1 World: 68.52 2004 Finland: 78.71 Sweden: 80.5 World: 68.77 2005 Finland: 78.82 Sweden: 80.55 World: 69.11 2006 Finland: 79.21 Sweden: 80.75 World: 69.47 2007 Finland: 79.26 Sweden: 80.9 World: 69.81 2008 Finland: 79.57 Sweden: 81.1 World: 70 2009 Finland: 79.72 Sweden: 81.35 World: 70.38 2010 Finland: 79.87 Sweden: 81.45 World: 70.68 2011 Finland: 80.47 Sweden: 81.8 World: 70.97 2012 Finland: 80.63 Sweden: 81.7 World: 71.26 2013 Finland: 80.98 Sweden: 81.96 World: 71.53 2014 Finland: 81.18 Sweden: 82.25 World: 71.78 2015 Finland: 81.48 Sweden: 82.2 World: 71.97 2016 Finland: 81.43 Sweden: 82.31 World: 72.19 2017 Finland: 81.63 Sweden: 82.41 World: 72.37 2018 Finland: 81.73 Sweden: 82.56 World: 72.64 2019 Finland: 81.98 Sweden: 83.11 World: 72.87 2020 Finland: 81.93 Sweden: 82.36 World: 72.18 2021 Finland: 81.89 Sweden: 83.06 World: 71.22 2022 Finland: 81.19 Sweden: 83.06 World: 72.97 2023 Finland: 81.59 Sweden: 83.31 World: 73.33 2024 Finland: 82.34 Sweden: 84.06 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Finland Sweden World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Finland: 2.72 Sweden: 2.17 World: 4.69 1961 Finland: 2.72 Sweden: 2.21 World: 4.56 1962 Finland: 2.68 Sweden: 2.25 World: 5.02 1963 Finland: 2.68 Sweden: 2.33 World: 5.31 1964 Finland: 2.59 Sweden: 2.47 World: 5.13 1965 Finland: 2.48 Sweden: 2.39 World: 5.08 1966 Finland: 2.41 Sweden: 2.37 World: 4.97 1967 Finland: 2.32 Sweden: 2.28 World: 4.87 1968 Finland: 2.14 Sweden: 2.07 World: 4.98 1969 Finland: 1.93 Sweden: 1.93 World: 4.88 1970 Finland: 1.83 Sweden: 1.92 World: 4.84 1971 Finland: 1.68 Sweden: 1.96 World: 4.69 1972 Finland: 1.58 Sweden: 1.91 World: 4.55 1973 Finland: 1.49 Sweden: 1.87 World: 4.42 1974 Finland: 1.61 Sweden: 1.87 World: 4.26 1975 Finland: 1.68 Sweden: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Finland: 1.7 Sweden: 1.68 World: 3.97 1977 Finland: 1.68 Sweden: 1.64 World: 3.84 1978 Finland: 1.64 Sweden: 1.6 World: 3.77 1979 Finland: 1.64 Sweden: 1.66 World: 3.76 1980 Finland: 1.63 Sweden: 1.68 World: 3.73 1981 Finland: 1.64 Sweden: 1.63 World: 3.71 1982 Finland: 1.71 Sweden: 1.62 World: 3.72 1983 Finland: 1.74 Sweden: 1.61 World: 3.59 1984 Finland: 1.69 Sweden: 1.66 World: 3.57 1985 Finland: 1.64 Sweden: 1.74 World: 3.53 1986 Finland: 1.6 Sweden: 1.8 World: 3.51 1987 Finland: 1.59 Sweden: 1.84 World: 3.48 1988 Finland: 1.69 Sweden: 1.96 World: 3.39 1989 Finland: 1.71 Sweden: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Finland: 1.78 Sweden: 2.13 World: 3.31 1991 Finland: 1.79 Sweden: 2.11 World: 3.13 1992 Finland: 1.85 Sweden: 2.09 World: 3.04 1993 Finland: 1.81 Sweden: 1.99 World: 2.97 1994 Finland: 1.85 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.92 1995 Finland: 1.81 Sweden: 1.73 World: 2.87 1996 Finland: 1.78 Sweden: 1.6 World: 2.82 1997 Finland: 1.75 Sweden: 1.52 World: 2.78 1998 Finland: 1.7 Sweden: 1.5 World: 2.75 1999 Finland: 1.73 Sweden: 1.5 World: 2.72 2000 Finland: 1.73 Sweden: 1.54 World: 2.73 2001 Finland: 1.73 Sweden: 1.57 World: 2.69 2002 Finland: 1.72 Sweden: 1.65 World: 2.66 2003 Finland: 1.76 Sweden: 1.71 World: 2.64 2004 Finland: 1.8 Sweden: 1.75 World: 2.63 2005 Finland: 1.8 Sweden: 1.77 World: 2.61 2006 Finland: 1.84 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.61 2007 Finland: 1.83 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.6 2008 Finland: 1.85 Sweden: 1.91 World: 2.6 2009 Finland: 1.86 Sweden: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 Finland: 1.87 Sweden: 1.98 World: 2.57 2011 Finland: 1.83 Sweden: 1.9 World: 2.55 2012 Finland: 1.8 Sweden: 1.91 World: 2.56 2013 Finland: 1.75 Sweden: 1.89 World: 2.53 2014 Finland: 1.71 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.52 2015 Finland: 1.65 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.49 2016 Finland: 1.57 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.49 2017 Finland: 1.49 Sweden: 1.78 World: 2.46 2018 Finland: 1.41 Sweden: 1.76 World: 2.39 2019 Finland: 1.35 Sweden: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Finland: 1.37 Sweden: 1.67 World: 2.28 2021 Finland: 1.46 Sweden: 1.67 World: 2.25 2022 Finland: 1.32 Sweden: 1.53 World: 2.22 2023 Finland: 1.26 Sweden: 1.45 World: 2.2 2024 Finland: 1.25 Sweden: 1.43 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Finland Sweden World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Finland: 6.5 Sweden: 3.24 World: 5.12 1992 Finland: 11.6 Sweden: 5.72 World: 5.28 1993 Finland: 16.2 Sweden: 9.33 World: 5.54 1994 Finland: 16.43 Sweden: 9.58 World: 5.79 1995 Finland: 17.01 Sweden: 8.9 World: 5.92 1996 Finland: 15.57 Sweden: 9.55 World: 5.98 1997 Finland: 14.97 Sweden: 10.36 World: 6.01 1998 Finland: 13.21 Sweden: 8.94 World: 6.16 1999 Finland: 11.69 Sweden: 7.61 World: 6.28 2000 Finland: 11.13 Sweden: 5.47 World: 6.11 2001 Finland: 10.29 Sweden: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Finland: 10.42 Sweden: 4.97 World: 6.41 2003 Finland: 10.47 Sweden: 5.56 World: 6.48 2004 Finland: 10.36 Sweden: 6.69 World: 6.33 2005 Finland: 9.6 Sweden: 7.81 World: 6.22 2006 Finland: 8.94 Sweden: 7.07 World: 5.97 2007 Finland: 6.85 Sweden: 6.16 World: 5.77 2008 Finland: 6.37 Sweden: 6.24 World: 5.82 2009 Finland: 8.25 Sweden: 8.35 World: 6.41 2010 Finland: 8.39 Sweden: 8.61 World: 6.28 2011 Finland: 7.78 Sweden: 7.8 World: 6.15 2012 Finland: 7.69 Sweden: 7.98 World: 6.15 2013 Finland: 8.19 Sweden: 8.05 World: 6.1 2014 Finland: 8.66 Sweden: 7.95 World: 5.96 2015 Finland: 9.38 Sweden: 7.43 World: 6 2016 Finland: 8.82 Sweden: 6.99 World: 5.97 2017 Finland: 8.64 Sweden: 6.72 World: 5.9 2018 Finland: 7.36 Sweden: 6.37 World: 5.76 2019 Finland: 6.7 Sweden: 6.83 World: 5.59 2020 Finland: 7.76 Sweden: 8.29 World: 6.59 2021 Finland: 7.62 Sweden: 8.8 World: 6.05 2022 Finland: 6.72 Sweden: 7.42 World: 5.23 2023 Finland: 7.15 Sweden: 7.61 World: 4.85 2024 Finland: 8.4 Sweden: 8.4 World: 4.81 2025 Finland: 9.46 Sweden: 8.69 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Finland Sweden World

3 5 8 10 13 15 1970 Finland: 9.03 Sweden: 11.96 World: 4.14 1971 Finland: 8.89 Sweden: 10.99 World: 4.04 1972 Finland: 9.56 Sweden: 10.98 World: 4.16 1973 Finland: 10.38 Sweden: 11.09 World: 4.32 1974 Finland: 9.51 Sweden: 10.23 World: 4.23 1975 Finland: 9.5 Sweden: 10.41 World: 4.14 1976 Finland: 10.79 Sweden: 11.24 World: 4.31 1977 Finland: 10.69 Sweden: 10.72 World: 4.36 1978 Finland: 12.02 Sweden: 10.03 World: 4.42 1979 Finland: 11.94 Sweden: 10.38 World: 4.46 1980 Finland: 12.01 Sweden: 9.46 World: 4.33 1981 Finland: 10 Sweden: 8.54 World: 4.18 1982 Finland: 9.59 Sweden: 7.8 World: 4.05 1983 Finland: 9.2 Sweden: 7.09 World: 4.01 1984 Finland: 9.43 Sweden: 7.03 World: 4.07 1985 Finland: 10.29 Sweden: 7.49 World: 4.05 1986 Finland: 10.28 Sweden: 7.67 World: 4.04 1987 Finland: 11.2 Sweden: 7.41 World: 4.1 1988 Finland: 10.89 Sweden: 7.17 World: 4.16 1989 Finland: 10.86 Sweden: 6.78 World: 4.16 1990 Finland: 11.28 Sweden: 6.68 World: 4.15 1991 Finland: 11.35 Sweden: 6.69 World: 4.1 1992 Finland: 10.73 Sweden: 6.94 World: 4.01 1993 Finland: 10.93 Sweden: 6.91 World: 3.97 1994 Finland: 12.2 Sweden: 7.17 World: 3.94 1995 Finland: 11.5 Sweden: 7.1 World: 3.99 1996 Finland: 12.67 Sweden: 7.66 World: 4.01 1997 Finland: 12.21 Sweden: 6.99 World: 4.02 1998 Finland: 11.55 Sweden: 7.12 World: 3.98 1999 Finland: 11.4 Sweden: 6.96 World: 3.95 2000 Finland: 11.11 Sweden: 6.54 World: 4.01 2001 Finland: 12.25 Sweden: 6.53 World: 4.01 2002 Finland: 12.64 Sweden: 6.65 World: 4.02 2003 Finland: 14.21 Sweden: 6.66 World: 4.15 2004 Finland: 13.48 Sweden: 6.46 World: 4.28 2005 Finland: 11.1 Sweden: 6.04 World: 4.39 2006 Finland: 13.26 Sweden: 6.07 World: 4.48 2007 Finland: 12.87 Sweden: 5.78 World: 4.59 2008 Finland: 11.26 Sweden: 5.61 World: 4.56 2009 Finland: 10.69 Sweden: 5.05 World: 4.45 2010 Finland: 12.28 Sweden: 5.64 World: 4.67 2011 Finland: 10.81 Sweden: 5.13 World: 4.76 2012 Finland: 9.67 Sweden: 4.8 World: 4.77 2013 Finland: 9.81 Sweden: 4.58 World: 4.81 2014 Finland: 9.05 Sweden: 4.41 World: 4.78 2015 Finland: 8.39 Sweden: 4.38 World: 4.7 2016 Finland: 8.88 Sweden: 4.28 World: 4.65 2017 Finland: 8.36 Sweden: 4.16 World: 4.67 2018 Finland: 8.6 Sweden: 3.9 World: 4.73 2019 Finland: 7.99 Sweden: 3.84 World: 4.7 2020 Finland: 7.14 Sweden: 3.67 World: 4.47 2021 Finland: 7.09 Sweden: 3.89 World: 4.68 2022 Finland: 6.68 Sweden: 3.6 World: 4.67 2023 Finland: 5.89 Sweden: 3.48 World: 4.68 2024 Finland: 5.54 Sweden: 3.57 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Finland Sweden World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Finland: 74.48 Sweden: 84.83 World: 15.6 2006 Finland: 79.66 Sweden: 87.76 World: 17.2 2007 Finland: 80.78 Sweden: 82.01 World: 20.2 2008 Finland: 83.67 Sweden: 90 World: 22.8 2009 Finland: 82.49 Sweden: 91 World: 25.3 2010 Finland: 86.89 Sweden: 90 World: 28.4 2011 Finland: 88.71 Sweden: 92.77 World: 30.9 2012 Finland: 89.88 Sweden: 93.18 World: 33.3 2013 Finland: 91.51 Sweden: 94.78 World: 35.3 2014 Finland: 86.53 Sweden: 92.52 World: 37.4 2015 Finland: 86.42 Sweden: 90.61 World: 39.9 2016 Finland: 87.7 Sweden: 89.65 World: 43.6 2017 Finland: 87.47 Sweden: 93.01 World: 46.3 2018 Finland: 88.89 Sweden: 89.25 World: 49.4 2019 Finland: 89.61 Sweden: 94.49 World: 53.9 2020 Finland: 92.17 Sweden: 94.54 World: 60.1 2021 Finland: 92.81 Sweden: 94.67 World: 63.8 2022 Finland: 92.99 Sweden: 95.01 World: 67 2023 Finland: 93.51 Sweden: 95.7 World: 69.2 2024 Finland: 93.72 Sweden: 95.53 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Finland Sweden
Population 5.6 mn 2025
117th of 215		 10.6 mn 2025
92nd of 215
Population density 18.4 /km² 2023
187th of 214		 25.9 /km² 2023
178th of 214
Population growth 0.47 % 2025
137th of 215		 0.25 % 2025
156th of 215
Life expectancy 82.3 years 2024
29th of 215		 84.1 years 2024
9th of 215
Fertility rate 1.25 2024
191st of 215		 1.43 2024
170th of 215
Birth rate 7.8 ‰ 2024
191st of 215		 9.3 ‰ 2024
167th of 215
Infant mortality 1.9 ‰ 2024
6th of 196		 2.0 ‰ 2024
10th of 196
Urban population 74.5 % 2025
74th of 215		 89.1 % 2025
34th of 215
Aged 65+ 24.2 % 2025
7th of 215		 20.9 % 2025
29th of 215
Living in cities 26.2 % 2025
153rd of 215		 33.4 % 2025
126th of 215
Living in towns 35.2 % 2025
89th of 215		 36.0 % 2025
81st of 215
Living in rural areas 38.7 % 2025
52nd of 215		 30.5 % 2025
78th of 215

Human development

Indicator Finland Sweden
Human Development Index 0.948 2023
12th of 193		 0.959 2023
6th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.891 2023
7th of 169		 0.886 2023
10th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.748 2023
33rd of 156		 0.810 2023
3rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.021 2023
6th of 172		 0.007 2023
3rd of 172

Economy

Indicator Finland Sweden
GDP 317 bn US$ 2025
47th of 186		 669 bn US$ 2025
25th of 186
GDP per capita 56,149 US$ 2025
20th of 186		 63,133 US$ 2025
13th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 65,884 int. $ 2025
25th of 185		 72,529 int. $ 2025
20th of 185
GNI per capita 55,250 US$ 2025
19th of 182		 63,010 US$ 2025
12th of 182
GDP growth 0.2 % 2025
175th of 186		 1.5 % 2025
146th of 186
Inflation 0.3 % 2025
145th of 165		 0.7 % 2025
140th of 165
Trade 83.4 % 2025
66th of 138		 104.3 % 2025
40th of 138
Exports 42.3 % 2025
53rd of 138		 53.2 % 2025
35th of 138
FDI inflows -0.1 % 2025
81st of 192		 2.9 % 2025
48th of 192
Manufacturing 14.2 % 2025
43rd of 132		 12.5 % 2025
59th of 132
Agriculture 2.6 % 2025
117th of 158		 1.5 % 2025
136th of 158
Tax revenue 25.3 % 2024
13th of 89		 27.2 % 2024
8th of 89
Military spending 2.3 % 2024
40th of 147		 2.0 % 2024
58th of 147

Labour

Indicator Finland Sweden
Unemployment 9.5 % 2025
146th of 181		 8.7 % 2025
138th of 181
Youth unemployment 21.5 % 2025
142nd of 181		 24.3 % 2025
148th of 181
Women in the labour force 56.5 % 2025
72nd of 181		 61.5 % 2025
42nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 3.5 % 2025
139th of 181		 1.8 % 2025
158th of 181
Weekly hours worked 29.1 h 2025
175th of 181		 29.2 h 2025
173rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 8.2 % 2025
24th of 181		 5.6 % 2025
7th of 181
Labour income share 54.0 % 2024
25th of 114		 54.3 % 2024
23rd of 114
Output per hour 80.5 $ 2025
15th of 181		 83.9 $ 2025
11th of 181

Health

Indicator Finland Sweden
Health spending 10.5 % 2023
23rd of 192		 11.2 % 2024
15th of 192
Health spending per person 5,515 US$ 2023
17th of 191		 6,485 US$ 2024
14th of 191
Physicians 3.61 /1,000 2021 4.41 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 2.4 ‰ 2024
6th of 196		 2.4 ‰ 2024
9th of 196
Maternal mortality 8 /100k 2023
38th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
22nd of 194
Tobacco use 21.4 % 2024
97th of 166		 20.3 % 2024
89th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.6 % 2024
21st of 147		 99.8 % 2024
17th of 147

Food

Indicator Finland Sweden
Calories per person 3,346 kcal 2023
42nd of 155		 3,367 kcal 2023
38th of 155
Protein supply 125.6 g 2022
12th of 174		 112.6 g 2022
32nd of 174
Animal protein supply 78.9 g 2022
12th of 174		 72.0 g 2022
27th of 174
Fat supply 125.4 g 2022
45th of 174		 140.8 g 2022
25th of 174
Food insecurity 13.3 % 2024
52nd of 134		 7.9 % 2024
30th of 134
Severe food insecurity 2.9 % 2024
41st of 124		 3.2 % 2024
46th of 124
Cereal import dependency -1.2 % 2022
128th of 160		 -13.4 % 2022
136th of 160

Education

Indicator Finland Sweden
Secondary enrolment 142.4 % 2024
2nd of 108		 132.0 % 2024
3rd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 110.3 % 2024
3rd of 128		 84.0 % 2024
20th of 128
Education spending 6.4 % 2022 7.3 % 2022
Expected schooling 19.5 yrs 2023
5th of 195		 19.0 yrs 2023
9th of 195
Mean schooling 13.0 yrs 2023
17th of 193		 12.7 yrs 2023
24th of 193

Society

Indicator Finland Sweden
Income inequality 27.4 2023
10th of 93		 29.3 2023
20th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.2 % 2023
12th of 93		 0.8 % 2023
42nd of 93
Internet use 93.7 % 2024
37th of 182		 95.8 % 2025
25th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 125.9 /100 2024
62nd of 151		 140.7 /100 2024
31st of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
35th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
100th of 213
Women in parliament 45.5 % 2025
13th of 184		 45.0 % 2025
15th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Finland Sweden
Refugees hosted 102,544 2025
52nd of 177		 144,116 2025
42nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 18.2 ‰ 2025
26th of 177		 13.5 ‰ 2025
38th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,879 2025
88th of 177		 4,661 2025
69th of 177
Refugees from the country 5 2025
189th of 199		 128 2025
144th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
189th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
160th of 199

Governance

Indicator Finland Sweden
Control of corruption 92.2 /100 2024
2nd of 207		 87.7 /100 2024
6th of 207
Government effectiveness 86.7 /100 2024
8th of 205		 85.8 /100 2024
10th of 205
Rule of law 91.8 /100 2024
1st of 207		 86.7 /100 2024
7th of 207
Regulatory quality 85.8 /100 2024
2nd of 205		 81.2 /100 2024
11th of 205
Voice and accountability 89.3 /100 2024
3rd of 205		 87.1 /100 2024
4th of 205
Political stability 80.1 /100 2024
48th of 207		 76.2 /100 2024
66th of 207

Environment

Indicator Finland Sweden
CO₂ per capita 5.54 t 2024
159th of 202		 3.57 t 2024
122nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 29.8 Mt 2024
76th of 204		 38.1 Mt 2024
63rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.08 % 2024
76th of 204		 0.10 % 2024
63rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 3.3 Gt 2024
53rd of 204		 5.1 Gt 2024
43rd of 204
GHG per capita 8.66 t 2024
163rd of 202		 4.97 t 2024
115th of 202
Renewable energy 50.2 % 2021
49th of 211		 57.9 % 2021
40th of 211
Forest area 73.7 % 2023
11th of 212		 68.7 % 2023
18th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.6 µg/m³ 2023
8th of 200		 5.3 µg/m³ 2023
16th of 200
Water stress 7.1 % 2022
72nd of 176		 3.6 % 2022
43rd of 176
Land area 303,960 km² 2023
71st of 214		 407,270 km² 2023
59th of 214

Energy

Indicator Finland Sweden
Renewable electricity 56.5 % 2025
58th of 190		 71.2 % 2025
44th of 190
Wind and solar 28.6 % 2025
23rd of 190		 25.4 % 2025
22nd of 190
Nuclear power 39.9 % 2025
7th of 180		 27.5 % 2025
12th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 96.4 % 2025
17th of 190		 98.8 % 2025
10th of 190
Fossil electricity 3.6 % 2025
17th of 190		 1.2 % 2025
10th of 190
Coal power 0.2 % 2025
117th of 188		 0.0 % 2025
92nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 57 g/kWh 2025
17th of 190		 35 g/kWh 2025
11th of 190
Electricity per capita 15.61 MWh 2025
9th of 191		 12.83 MWh 2025
11th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.