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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Qatar 0.0.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Qatar: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Qatar 1.

Finland: 2 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)

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 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 2.3%.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Qatar: 6.5% (2022)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Qatar’s.

Finland: 85% (2025) · Qatar: 56% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

98% of people in Qatar are online, versus 94% in Finland.

Finland: 94% (2024) · Qatar: 98% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 0.0% of Qatar.

Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Qatar: 0% (2023)

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)

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 74% deadlier than in Finland.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Qatar: 7.3 per 100k (2021)

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)