Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland is 8% bigger than Poland.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Poland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Poland’s highest peak towers 1,171 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Poland has 6.5 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 6.4 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Poland and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Finland and Poland are practically level.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 1.5 years older than in Poland.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Finland have 0.1 more children on average than in Poland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 21% in Poland.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Poland 7.7.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Poland 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 21% more per person than Poland.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Poland than in Finland (Gini 1.1 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.0% in Poland.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.3%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Poland’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Poland.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 3.9 years longer than in Poland.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Poland is 89% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 12% more doctors per person than Finland.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Finland and Poland are practically level.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Poland and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.00 points higher than in Poland.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 23% more alcohol than in Finland.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 20% more meat per person than Finland.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 385 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Poland put in 310 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 0.23 years longer than in Finland.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 48% more tourists per resident than Poland (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 89% in Poland.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Poland are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 7.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 31% of Poland.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 34% more CO₂ than someone in Finland.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Poland carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 22% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Poland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Poland are 55% deadlier than in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Poland is on average 6.1 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland and Finland are nearly identical here.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Poland?
Finland is larger. Finland is 8% bigger than Poland.
Which has more people, Finland or Poland?
Poland has 6.5 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Poland?
People in Finland live 3.9 years longer than in Poland. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Finland or Poland?
Poland and Finland are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
