Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Canada 46 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Finland: 338,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 162 times as long as Finland’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 4,631 m above Finland’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 7.4 times as many people as Finland.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Finland is 3.9 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 1.8 cm taller than in Canada.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 1.8 cm taller than in Canada.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 2.4 years older than in Canada.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Canada and Finland are practically level.
Canada: 1.25 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 20% in Canada.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Canada 5.3.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada and Finland are practically level.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 7.3 times the size of Finland’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 1% more per person than Finland.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Finland (Gini 4.1 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 6.9% in Canada.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Canada’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 16% more on health per person than Finland.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
Finland and Canada are practically level.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Canada is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 28% more doctors per person than Canada.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.02 points higher than in Canada.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 2% more alcohol than in Canada.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 37% more meat per person than Finland.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 244 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Canada put in 234 more hours a year than in Finland.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 0.89 years longer than in Finland.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 65% more tourists per resident than Canada (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 94% in Finland.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Finland are practically level.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 8.1 times as long as Finland’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 11% more passengers per resident than those from Finland.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 39% of Canada.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Finland.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Canada carries 30% more fine dust than in Finland.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Finland.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Canada are 12% deadlier than in Finland.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Finland is on average 6.5 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 11% more rain than Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Finland?
Canada is larger. Finland fits inside Canada 46 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Finland?
Canada has 7.4 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Finland?
Finland and Canada are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Canada or Finland?
Men in Finland are 1.8 cm taller than in Canada (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
