Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain is 49% bigger than Finland.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 4 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 2,390 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 8.7 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 5.3 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 4.5 cm taller than in Spain.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 4.4 cm taller than in Spain.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 2.1 years older than in Finland.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Finland have 0.1 more children on average than in Spain.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 22% in Spain.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Spain 1.4.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Spain 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 6 times the size of Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 10% more per person than Spain.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Finland (Gini 6 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 9.5% in Finland.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Spain 1.4%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Spain’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 78% more on health per person than Spain.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 1.6 years longer than in Finland.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Spain is 37% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 19% more doctors per person than Finland.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.22 points higher than in Spain.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 29% more alcohol than in Finland.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 45% more meat per person than Finland.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 32 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Spain put in 141 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 2.2 years longer than in Spain.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Finland (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 94% in Finland.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Spain are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Finland and Spain are nearly identical here.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 37% of Spain.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Spain.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Spain carries 85% more fine dust than in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 42% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Spain.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Finland are 20% deadlier than in Spain.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Spain is on average 11.3 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 14% more rain than Spain.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Spain is 49% bigger than Finland.
Which has more people, Finland or Spain?
Spain has 8.7 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Spain?
People in Spain live 1.6 years longer than in Finland. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Finland or Spain?
Men in Finland are 4.5 cm taller than in Spain (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
