Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Qatar fits inside Finland 29 times
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Qatar: 11,637 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Qatar’s
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Qatar: 563 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Finland’s highest peak towers 1,225 m above Qatar’s
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Qatar: 103 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 7.4% of Finland, versus 6.4% of Qatar
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Qatar: 6.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Finland has 90% more people than Qatar
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Qatar: 2.97 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Qatar is 14 times as densely populated as Finland
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Qatar: 259 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 7.3 cm taller than in Qatar
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Qatar: 173.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 5.8 cm taller than in Qatar
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Qatar: 160.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 9.6 years older than in Qatar
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Qatar: 33.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Qatar have 0.5 more children on average than in Finland
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Qatar: 1.72 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 1.7% in Qatar
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Qatar: 1.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 277 times as many refugees per resident as Qatar
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Qatar: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Qatar none
Finland: 8.9 (2026) · Qatar: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Qatar 1
Finland: 2 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 47% larger than Qatar’s
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Qatar: $216 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Qatar produces 2 times as much per person as Finland
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Qatar: Int$128,883 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Qatar than in Finland (Gini 7.7 points higher)
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Qatar: 35.1 (2017)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Finland and Qatar are practically level
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Qatar: 0% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 0.1% in Qatar
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Qatar: 0.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Qatar spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.6%
Finland: 2.6% (2025) · Qatar: 6.5% (2022)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Qatar: no data
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Qatar’s
Finland: 85% (2025) · Qatar: 56% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as Qatar
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Qatar: $1,804 (2023)
How long do people live?
Qatar and Finland are practically level
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Qatar: 82.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Qatar is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Qatar: 4.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 19% more doctors per person than Qatar
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Qatar: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Qatar
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Qatar: 1.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 4.4 times that in Qatar
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Qatar are obese, versus 26% in Finland
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Qatar: 42.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 13% in Qatar
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Qatar: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.39 points higher than in Qatar
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Qatar: 6.37 (2018)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 7.2 times as much alcohol as in Qatar
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Qatar: 1.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Qatar has 3% more meat per person than Finland
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Qatar: 71.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 95 kcal more food per person per day than Qatar
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Qatar: 3,251 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Qatar put in 938 more hours a year than in Finland
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Qatar: 2,435 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 2.2 years longer than in Qatar
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Qatar: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Qatar welcomed 21% more tourists per resident than Finland (2019)
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Qatar: 0.96 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland has 7 more World Heritage sites than Qatar (8 against 1)
Finland: 8 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Qatar 9
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Qatar: 9 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Qatar are online, versus 94% in Finland
Finland: 94% (2024) · Qatar: 98% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Qatar is 63% faster than in Finland
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Qatar: 403 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Qatar are practically level
Finland: 100% (2024) · Qatar: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
99% of people in Qatar live in cities, versus 75% in Finland
Finland: 75% (2025) · Qatar: 99% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Qatar has 154 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126
Finland: 126 (2024) · Qatar: 154 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Qatar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Qatar fly 6.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Finland
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Qatar: 12.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 0.1% of Qatar
Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Qatar: 0.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Qatar emits 7.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Finland
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Qatar: 41.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.1% in Qatar
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Qatar: 4.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Qatar carries 14 times as much fine dust as in Finland
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Qatar: 75.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Finland as in Qatar
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 0.1 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Qatar are 68% deadlier than in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 8.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Qatar is on average 24.6 °C warmer than Finland
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 28.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 12 times as much rain as Qatar
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 64 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Qatar?
Finland is larger. Qatar fits inside Finland 29 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Qatar?
Finland has 90% more people than Qatar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Qatar?
Qatar and Finland are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 82.5 in Qatar.
Are people taller in Finland or Qatar?
Men in Finland are 7.3 cm taller than in Qatar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
