Italy’s coastline is 6.1 times as long as Finland’s

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)

Italy’s highest peak towers 3,420 m above Finland’s

Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 7.4% of Finland

Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)

Italy has 10 times as many people as Finland

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)

Italy is 11 times as densely populated as Finland

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Italy is 4.7 years older than in Finland

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)

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

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 24% in Finland

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)

Finland hosts 5.5 times as many refugees per resident as Italy

Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025)

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Italy 3.4

Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)

Finland has 2 official languages, Italy 1

Finland: 2 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)

Italy’s economy is 8 times the size of Finland’s

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)

Finland produces 5% more per person than Italy

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Finland (Gini 6.9 points higher)

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)

0.9% of people in Italy live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Finland

Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Italy: 0.9% (2023)

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 6.4% in Italy

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)

Finland spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.9%

Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)

Italy and Finland are practically level

Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Italy: 25.6% (2024)

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Italy’s

Finland: 85% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)

Finland spends 62% more on health per person than Italy

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)

A baby in Italy is 21% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland

Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

Italy has 16% more doctors per person than Finland

Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Italy has 17% more hospital beds per person than Finland

Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)

The suicide rate in Finland is 2.3 times that in Italy

Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 18% in Italy

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)

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

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)

People in Finland rate their lives 1.19 points higher than in Italy

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)

Adults in Finland drink 11% more alcohol than in Italy

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)

Italy has 3% more meat per person than Finland

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)

Italy has 407 kcal more food per person per day than Finland

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)

Workers in Italy put in 205 more hours a year than in Finland

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)

Adults in Finland went to school 2.2 years longer than in Italy

Finland: 13 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)

Italy welcomed 23% more tourists per resident than Finland (2019)

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)

Italy has 54 more World Heritage sites than Finland (62 against 8)

Finland: 8 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)

Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Finland 486

Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 89% in Italy

Finland: 94% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)

Home internet in Italy is 11% faster than in Finland

Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)

Finland and Italy are practically level

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

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 70% in Italy

Finland: 75% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126

Finland: 126 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)

Italy’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Finland’s

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)

Airlines from Finland fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 32% of Italy

Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)

The average person in Finland emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Italy

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)

56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)

The air in Italy carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Finland

Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 73% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Italy

Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Italy are 60% deadlier than in Finland

Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)

Italy is on average 10.3 °C warmer than Finland

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

Italy gets 36% more rain than Finland

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)