Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside India 9.7 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 7,258 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 259 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 27 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 14.1 cm taller than in India.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 11.3 cm taller than in India.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 15 years older than in India.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.7 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Finland 2.
Finland: 2 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 12 times the size of Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 5.6 times as much per person as India.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Finland than in India (Gini 1.9 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 4.2% in India.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland and India are practically level.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.7× India’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 65 times as much on health per person as India.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 10 years longer than in India.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 5 times as many doctors per person as India.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.23 points higher than in India.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 79% more alcohol than in India.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 8.5 times as much meat per person as India.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 677 kcal more food per person per day than India.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 886 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 6.1 years longer than in India.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 118 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 70% in India.
Finland: 94% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and India are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 36% in India.
Finland: 75% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
Finland: 126 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 12 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 25% of India.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 8.2 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 3.5 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 20.9 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 67% more rain than Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than India?
India is larger. Finland fits inside India 9.7 times.
Which has more people, Finland or India?
India has 259 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or India?
People in Finland live 10 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Finland or India?
Men in Finland are 14.1 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
