Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Finland 3.7 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Portugal’s coastline is 43% longer than Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Portugal’s highest peak towers 1,023 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Portugal has 91% more people than Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 6.3 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 6.2 cm taller than in Portugal.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 5.3 cm taller than in Portugal.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 3.4 years older than in Finland.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Portugal have 0.2 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 24% in Finland.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Portugal 1.9.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Portugal’s economy is 9% larger than Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 24% more per person than Portugal.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Finland (Gini 6.5 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 6.2% in Portugal.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.5%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Portugal’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 86% more on health per person than Portugal.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
Portugal and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Portugal is 42% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 62% more doctors per person than Finland.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 23% in Portugal.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.74 points higher than in Portugal.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 46% more alcohol than in Finland.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 43% more meat per person than Finland.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 207 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Portugal put in 238 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 3.3 years longer than in Portugal.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 3.4 times as many tourists per resident as Finland (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 88% in Portugal.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Portugal are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Portugal’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 13% more passengers per resident than those from Portugal.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 36% of Portugal.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 55% more CO₂ than someone in Portugal.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Portugal carries 94% more fine dust than in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 36% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Portugal.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Portugal are 71% deadlier than in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Portugal is on average 12.3 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Portugal gets 3% more rain than Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Portugal?
Finland is larger. Portugal fits inside Finland 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal has 91% more people than Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal and Finland are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Finland or Portugal?
Men in Finland are 6.2 cm taller than in Portugal (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
