Germany’s coastline is 91% longer than Finland’s

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)

Germany’s highest peak towers 1,635 m above Finland’s

Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 47% of Germany, versus 7.4% of Finland

Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Germany: 47.4% (2024)

Germany has 15 times as many people as Finland

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)

Germany is 13 times as densely populated as Finland

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Germany is 2.4 years older than in Finland

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)

Women in Germany have 0.1 more children on average than in Finland

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)

Finland and Germany are practically level

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)

Germany hosts 75% more refugees per resident than Finland

Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Finland 8.9

Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Germany: 10.3 (2026)

Finland has 2 official languages, Germany 1

Finland: 2 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)

Germany’s economy is 16 times the size of Finland’s

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)

Germany produces 14% more per person than Finland

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Finland (Gini 6.3 points higher)

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)

Germany and Finland are practically level

Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Germany: 0.7% (2022)

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.7% in Germany

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)

Finland and Germany are practically level

Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Germany: 2.3% (2025)

Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Germany: 10.9% (2024)

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

Finland: 85% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)

Germany spends 24% more on health per person than Finland

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)

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

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

Germany has 26% more doctors per person than Finland

Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Germany has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Finland

Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Finland is 31% higher than in Germany

Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 10 per 100k (2023)

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 24% in Germany

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)

22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 21% in Finland

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)

People in Finland rate their lives 0.88 points higher than in Germany

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)

Adults in Germany drink 16% more alcohol than in Finland

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)

Germany has 2% more meat per person than Finland

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)

Germany has 189 kcal more food per person per day than Finland

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)

Workers in Finland put in 162 more hours a year than in Germany

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)

Adults in Germany went to school 1.3 years longer than in Finland

Finland: 13 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)

Finland welcomed 78% more tourists per resident than Germany (2019)

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)

Germany has 47 more World Heritage sites than Finland (55 against 8)

Finland: 8 (2026) · Germany: 55 (2026)

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Finland 486

Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Germany: 980 (2026 edition)

Finland and Germany are practically level

Finland: 94% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)

Home internet in Finland is 32% faster than in Germany

Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Germany: 187 Mbps (2026)

Finland and Germany are practically level

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

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 75% in Finland

Finland: 75% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126

Finland: 126 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)

Germany’s railway network is 5.6 times as long as Finland’s

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)

Airlines from Finland fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Germany

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 33% of Germany

Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Germany: 32.8% (2024)

The average person in Germany emits 28% more CO₂ than someone in Finland

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)

59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)

The air in Germany carries 69% more fine dust than in Finland

Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 8% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Germany

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

Roads in Germany are 2% deadlier than in Finland

Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023)

Germany is on average 6.7 °C warmer than Finland

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

Germany gets 15% more rain than Finland

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)