World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Finland 3 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as the median country’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,007 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 31% more people than Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 5.3 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 7.1 cm taller than in the median country.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 5.9 cm taller than in the median country.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 12 years older than in the median country.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.7 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 7 times the size of the median country’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 3.1 times as much per person as the median country.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Finland (Gini 7 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× the median country’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 12 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 7.7 years longer than in the median country.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 6.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.93 points higher than in the median country.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in the median country.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 23% more meat per person than the median country.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 408 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 478 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 3 years longer than in the median country.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Finland: 94% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and the median country are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Finland: 75% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Finland: 126 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as the median country’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 8 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 31% of the median country.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2.9 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 19.4 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 34% more rain than Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than the median country?
Finland is larger. The median country fits inside Finland 3 times.
Which has more people, Finland or the median country?
The median country has 31% more people than Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or the median country?
People in Finland live 7.7 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Finland or the median country?
Men in Finland are 7.1 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
