How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 12 times as long as Finland’s.

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Finland’s highest peak towers 1,298 m above New Zealand’s.

Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Finland has 6% more people than New Zealand.

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

New Zealand is 9% more densely populated than Finland.

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 5.5 years older than in New Zealand.

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in New Zealand have 0.3 more children on average than in Finland.

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 18% in New Zealand.

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, New Zealand 5.6.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Finland 2.

Finland: 2 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Finland’s economy is 20% larger than New Zealand’s.

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 15% more per person than New Zealand.

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · New Zealand: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Finland’s.

Finland: 85% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 10% more on health per person than New Zealand.

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in New Zealand is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand and Finland are nearly identical here.

Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 26% in Finland.

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in New Zealand.

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 6% more alcohol than in New Zealand.

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 15% more meat per person than Finland.

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 224 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in New Zealand put in 211 more hours a year than in Finland.

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 0.1 years longer than in New Zealand.

Finland: 13 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 33% more tourists per resident than New Zealand (2019).

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)

How many people are online?

Finland and New Zealand are practically level.

Finland: 94% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Finland and New Zealand are practically level.

Finland: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.

Finland: 75% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.

Finland: 126 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Finland’s railway network is 43% longer than New Zealand’s.

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 48% more passengers per resident than those from Finland.

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 38% of New Zealand.

Finland: 73.7% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 18% more CO₂ than someone in Finland.

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in New Zealand carries 30% more fine dust than in Finland.

Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 49% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Finland.

Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in New Zealand are 57% deadlier than in Finland.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

New Zealand is on average 7.5 °C warmer than Finland.

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

New Zealand gets 2.1 times as much rain as Finland.

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)