How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 21 times as long as Finland’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Australia’s highest peak towers 900 m above Finland’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 4.9 times as many people as Finland.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Finland is 5.2 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 5 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.2 more children on average than in Finland.

Australia: 1.48 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 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Australia 3.6.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Finland’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 9% more per person than Finland.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Finland (Gini 6.4 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Finland’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 27% more on health per person than Finland.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Australia is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 13% more doctors per person than Finland.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 26% in Finland.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 0.85 points higher than in Australia.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 12% more alcohol than in Finland.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 68% more meat per person than Finland.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 216 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Australia put in 114 more hours a year than in Finland.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 0.11 years longer than in Australia.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Finland: 0.8 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 94% in Finland.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Finland are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 5.5 times as long as Finland’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 31% more passengers per resident than those from Finland.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Finland.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

Australia and Finland are nearly identical here.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 15% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Australia are 7% deadlier than in Finland.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 18.9 °C warmer than Finland.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Finland gets 69% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)