Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Saudi Arabia 6.4 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 1,672 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 6.5 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Finland is 8% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 9.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 7.6 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 14 years older than in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 1.1 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 4 times the size of Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 12% more per person than Finland.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.3%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Saudi Arabia’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 3 times as much on health per person as Saudi Arabia.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 3.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saudi Arabia is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 6% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 0.95 points higher than in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 19% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 314 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 628 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 1.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 6% more tourists per resident than Finland (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 94% in Finland.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 47% more passengers per resident than those from Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Finland.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 9.3 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 4.4 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 23.3 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 12 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Finland fits inside Saudi Arabia 6.4 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 6.5 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Saudi Arabia?
People in Finland live 3.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Finland or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Finland are 9.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
