How much coast is there?

Afghanistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Afghanistan’s highest peak towers 6,164 m above Finland’s.

Afghanistan: 7,492 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Afghanistan has 7.8 times as many people as Finland.

Afghanistan: 43.8 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Afghanistan is 3.6 times as densely populated as Finland.

Afghanistan: 67 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 26 years older than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 16.9 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Afghanistan have 3.5 more children on average than in Finland.

Afghanistan: 4.76 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 2.4% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2.4% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Afghanistan 0.0.

Afghanistan: 0 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Afghanistan has 3 official languages, Finland 2.

Afghanistan: 3 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Finland’s economy is 18 times the size of Afghanistan’s.

Afghanistan: $17.8 billion (2024) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 29 times as much per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Int$2,236 (2024) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Afghanistan: no data · Finland: 27.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 13% in Afghanistan, versus 9.5% in Finland.

Afghanistan: 13.4% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland and Afghanistan are practically level.

Afghanistan: 1.8% (2021) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 4.6× Afghanistan’s.

Afghanistan: 19% (2024) · Finland: 85% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 93 times as much on health per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: $59 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Afghanistan is 25 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Afghanistan: 48.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Finland has 11 times as many doctors per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 19% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 18.8% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Afghanistan smoke, versus 21% in Finland.

Afghanistan: 22.1% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 6.32 points higher than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 1.45 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 311 times as much alcohol as in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.03 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland has 11 times as much meat per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 6.4 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 1,031 kcal more food per person per day than Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2,315 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Afghanistan: no data · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 10 years longer than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2.5 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Afghanistan: no data · Finland: 0.8 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 16% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 16% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 88% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 87.8% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 26% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 26% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan 60.

Afghanistan: 60 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Afghanistan: no data · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Finland fly 81 times as many passengers per resident as those from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.02 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 1.9% of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 1.9% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Finland emits 21 times as much CO₂ as someone in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.3 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Afghanistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.

Afghanistan: 86.9% (2024) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Afghanistan carries 7.4 times as much fine dust as in Finland.

Afghanistan: 40 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.1 times as likely to be murdered in Afghanistan as in Finland.

Afghanistan: 4 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Afghanistan are 5.7 times as deadly as in Finland.

Afghanistan: 24.1 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Afghanistan is on average 9.9 °C warmer than Finland.

Afghanistan: 13.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Finland gets 2.3 times as much rain as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 324 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)