Independent rankings built from public data — every figure traceable to the body that published it.

Photo: Joonas Lyytinen · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Finland places highest on Rule of Law (top 1% worldwide) and lowest on GDP Growth (bottom 6%).
Population
5,601,185
people
since 1950
Land area
304,000
km²
since 1961
GDP per person
55,735
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
81.91
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.948
HDI, 0–1
since 1990
Unemployment
9.461
% of the labour force
since 1991
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Strongest first. Each position is Finland’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
joint5thof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
5thof 194
From 4 of 4 key statistics
5thof 176
From 4 of 4 key statistics
9thof 192
From 3 of 3 key statistics
11thof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
14thof 193
From 3 of 3 key statistics
joint16thof 196
From 3 of 3 key statistics
17thof 183
From 4 of 4 key statistics
22ndof 200
From 4 of 4 key statistics
19thof 159
From 2 of 2 key statistics
24thof 171
From 2 of 4 key statistics
34thof 175
From 4 of 4 key statistics
joint36thof 147
From 3 of 3 key statistics
45thof 177
From 4 of 4 key statistics
82ndof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
112thof 181
From 2 of 3 key statistics
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Finland’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Finland in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Finland sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
In the top third of all countries measured. 48 are within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
Position · derived 59th of 59 · 1 = worst · 0 · 2025
world median 0
Position · derived 104th of 104 · 1 = worst · 2.5 · 2023
world median 5.2 (better) · ▼ 3 pts since 2013
Position · derived 2nd of 139 · 99.84 · 2024
world median 72.83 (better)
Rank 2nd of 139 · 4.2 · 2023
world median 2.9 (better) · ▲ 14 pts since 2014
Position · derived 2nd of 109 · 142.4 · 2024
world median 93.19 (better)
Position · derived 95th of 97 · 1 = worst · 1.54 · 2025
world median 36.83 (better)
Position · derived 3rd of 172 · 11.74 · 2020
world median 7.941 (better)
Position · derived 3rd of 206 · 1.693 · 2025
world median -0.022 (better)
Position · derived 139th of 143 · 1 = worst · 0.1 · 2025
world median 17.1 (better)
Position · derived 5th of 195 · 19.49 · 2023
world median 13.34 (better)
Position · derived 5th of 175 · 0.974 · 2025
world median 0.676 (better)
Position · derived 5th of 95 · 110.3 · 2024
world median 52.77 (better)
Position · derived 6th of 209 · 1.941 · 2025
world median 0.101 (better)
Position · derived 6th of 169 · 0.891 · 2023
world median 0.609 (better)
Position · derived 6th of 145 · 8,315 · 2024
world median 701.95 (better)
Position · derived 195th of 200 · 1 = worst · 2.352 · 2024
world median 14.54 (better) · ▼ 2 pts since 2014
Position · derived 163rd of 169 · 1 = worst · 5.905 · 2023
world median 17.05 (better)
Position · derived 194th of 200 · 1 = worst · 1.872 · 2024
world median 12.26 (better) · ▼ 2 pts since 2014
Position · derived 54th of 60 · 1 = worst · 8.72 · 2023
world median 17.2 (better) · ▼ 9 pts since 2013
Position · derived 8th of 172 · 533.71 · 2020
world median 414.32 (better) · ▼ 3 pts since 2010
Position · derived 8th of 60 · 9.19 · 2023
world median 7.12 (better) · ▼ 2 pts since 2013
Position · derived 8th of 176 · 0.808 · 2025
world median 0.353 (better) · ▲ 4 pts since 2015
Position · derived 52nd of 59 · 1 = worst · 0.44 · 2023
world median 7.82 (better) · ▼ 8 pts since 2013
Position · derived 9th of 60 · 56.48 · 2023
world median 22.76 (better) · ▲ 2 pts since 2013
Position · derived 52nd of 60 · 1 = worst · 0.968 · 2023
world median 1.332 (better) · ▼ 4 pts since 2013
Position · derived 9th of 79 · 510.96 · 2022
world median 446.93 (better) · ▼ 5 pts since 2012
Position · derived 52nd of 60 · 1 = worst · 0.681 · 2023
world median 1.754 (better) · ▼ 4 pts since 2013
Position · derived 9th of 176 · 0.932 · 2025
world median 0.772 (better)
Position · derived 10th of 170 · 68.56 · 2024
world median 25.42 (better)
Position · derived 10th of 176 · 0.946 · 2025
world median 0.693 (better)
Position · derived 51st of 60 · 1 = worst · 22.48 · 2023
world median 26.18 (better) · ▼ 2 pts since 2013
In the bottom third of all countries measured.
Position · derived 175th of 186 · 0.173 · 2025
world median 3.396 (worse) · ▼ 11 pts since 2015
Rank 22nd of 149 · 1 = worst · 174.48 · 2023
world median 100.66 (worse) · ▼ 6 pts since 2013
Position · derived 36th of 182 · 1 = worst · 9.461 · 2025
world median 5.084 (worse) · ▼ 11 pts since 2015
Position · derived 40th of 182 · 1 = worst · 21.48 · 2025
world median 12.83 (worse) · ▼ 7 pts since 2015
Position · derived 153rd of 195 · 98.15 · 2022
world median 106.08 (worse) · ▼ 30 pts since 2012
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Finland can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
UNDP Human Development Report Office
13th
of 141 · 1990
12th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 34 of 34 editions
Transparency International
1st
of 173 · 2012
2nd
of 181 · 2025
Ranked in 14 of 14 editions
UNDP Human Development Report Office
3rd
of 79 · 1990
6th
of 172 · 2023
Ranked in 34 of 34 editions
World Intellectual Property Organization
9th
of 132 · 2022
7th
of 139 · 2025
Ranked in 4 of 4 editions
Growth Lab at Harvard University
5th
of 140 · 1995
17th
of 145 · 2024
Ranked in 30 of 30 editions
Oxford Insights
3rd
of 172 · 2020
18th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 6 of 6 editions
Where Finland has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
Where Finland has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
05In context
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking of 178, not within the region.
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world (of 178 placed).
06The evidence
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
top 31% of 132 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Finland 0.45 · world median 0.305 (better)
Best in the world 5.38 (Singapore)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2014
top 14% of 191 countries measured
Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex · CBI index (0–1, where 1 is the most statutory independence)
Finland 0.796 · world median 0.608
Highest 0.974 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
No real change since 2013
top 7% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Finland 88.92 · world median 50.46 (better)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
top 1% of 192 countries measured
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready)
Finland 0.727 · world median 0.387 (better)
Best in the world 0.749 (Singapore)
No real change since 2014
top 14% of 185 countries measured
UNICEF · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%)
Finland 100 · world median 98.4 (better)
Best in the world 100 (53 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
top 1% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5)
Finland 2.138 · world median -0.197 (better)
Best in the world 2.259 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
top 1% of 182 countries measured · 182 share 181 positions
Transparency International · CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Finland 88 · world median 39 (better)
Best in the world 89 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
top 5% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Finland 26.07 · world median 16.21
Highest 38.94 (Ukraine)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2015
top 9% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Finland 70.3 · world median 40.19 (better)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2020
top 2% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Finland 1.941 · world median 0.101 (better)
Best in the world 2.092 (Singapore)
No real change since 2015
top 31% of 68 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita)
Finland 20.25 · world median 17.81 (better)
Best in the world 34.57 (South Korea)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2012
top 24% of 196 countries measured
World Bank Group · GTMI score (0–1)
Finland 0.837 · world median 0.63 (better)
Best in the world 0.997 (South Korea)
No real change since 2022
top 2% of 176 countries measured · 176 share 175 positions
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1)
Finland 0.974 · world median 0.676 (better)
Best in the world 0.988 (Australia)
No real change since 2015
top 4% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Liberal democracy index (0–1)
Finland 0.808 · world median 0.353 (better)
Best in the world 0.884 (Denmark)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
top 2% of 168 countries measured
Open Data Watch · ODIN overall score (0–100)
Finland 89 · world median 59 (better)
Best in the world 90 (2 countries tied)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2016
top 8% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Political corruption index (0–1; higher = more corrupt)
Finland 0.031 · world median 0.518 (better)
Best in the world 0.004 (Denmark)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2015
top 16% of 135 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector employment (% of total employment)
Finland 27.82 · world median 15.01
Highest 47.1 (Maldives)
No earlier reading to compare
top 13% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Finland 12.56 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2012
top 3% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Finland 1.634 · world median -0.093 (better)
Best in the world 2.113 (Singapore)
No real change since 2015
top 1% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Finland 2.012 · world median -0.102 (better)
Best in the world 2.012 (Finland)
No real change since 2015
top 8% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Finland 90.37 · world median 69.3 (better)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2016
top 3% of 139 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employees who are trade union members (%)
Finland 58.83 · world median 16.68 (better)
Best in the world 91.42 (Iceland)
No earlier reading to compare
top 6% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Electoral democracy index (0–1)
Finland 0.852 · world median 0.497 (better)
Best in the world 0.913 (Denmark)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2015
top 1% of 206 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Finland 1.693 · world median -0.022 (better)
Best in the world 1.825 (Norway)
No real change since 2015
top 9% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Finland 97.5 · world median 81.25 (better)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
top 1% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Finland 99.84 · world median 72.83 (better)
Best in the world 99.85 (Iceland)
No real change since 2014
top 39% of 118 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI)
Finland 11.22 · world median 8.389 (better)
Best in the world 32.18 (Bangladesh)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2011
bottom 26% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)
Finland 2.611 · world median 6.572
Highest 47.59 (Niger)
No real change since 2015
bottom 42% of 103 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units)
Finland 1,317,452 · world median 1,827,788
Highest 299,703,800 (China)
▼ -26 percentile points since 2014
bottom 31% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Finland 98.69 · world median 106.23 (worse)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▼ -16 percentile points since 2012
top 5% of 170 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Finland 68.56 · world median 25.42 (better)
Best in the world 87.15 (Ireland)
No real change since 2014
top 11% of 145 countries measured
Growth Lab at Harvard University · ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Finland 1.146 · world median 0.131 (better)
Best in the world 1.729 (Japan)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
top 38% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Finland 42.33 · world median 36.34
Highest 199.76 (Hong Kong)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2015
top 6% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Finland 67.66 · world median 35.95 (better)
Best in the world 88.52 (Israel)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 22% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Finland 98.15 · world median 106.08 (worse)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▼ -30 percentile points since 2012
bottom 21% of 202 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · FDI inflows (% of GDP)
Finland 0.583 · world median 1.968
Highest 2,221 (British Virgin Islands)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2015
bottom 6% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Finland 0.173 · world median 3.396 (worse)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2015
top 13% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Finland 55,735 · world median 17,265 (better)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
No real change since 2015
top 17% of 60 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
Finland 27.4 · world median 33.72 (better)
Best in the world 23 (India)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2013
top 4% of 139 countries measured
World Intellectual Property Organization · GII score (0–100)
Finland 57.71 · world median 28.52 (better)
Best in the world 65.96 (Switzerland)
No real change since 2022
top 12% of 102 countries measured
World Bank Group · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Finland 55,772 · world median 14,273 (better)
Best in the world 116,633 (Singapore)
No real change since 2015
bottom 39% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Finland 21.9 · world median 22.93
Highest 45.27 (Algeria)
No real change since 2015
bottom 49% of 146 countries measured
World Bank Group · Gross savings (% of GDP)
Finland 21.96 · world median 22.06
Highest 47.82 (Macau)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2014
bottom 16% of 131 countries measured
World Bank Group · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Finland 50.77 · world median 62.04
Highest 133.34 (Somalia)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2015
top 39% of 120 countries measured · 120 share 119 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Finland 2.06 · world median 0.975 (better)
Best in the world 61.45 (Hong Kong)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2014
top 4% of 118 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · ICT services exports (% of services exports)
Finland 32.84 · world median 7.474 (better)
Best in the world 56.25 (Ireland)
No real change since 2014
bottom 50% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Finland 41.07 · world median 41.72
Highest 196.89 (Hong Kong)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2015
bottom 39% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Finland 22.52 · world median 24.65
Highest 75.09 (Guyana)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2015
top 44% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Finland 70.23 · world median 56.21 (better)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2016
bottom 22% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Finland 97.85 · world median 107.06 (worse)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▼ -26 percentile points since 2012
top 1% of 139 countries measured
World Bank Group · LPI score (1–5)
Finland 4.2 · world median 2.9 (better)
Best in the world 4.3 (Singapore)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2014
top 32% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP)
Finland 14.24 · world median 11.26
Highest 43.97 (Puerto Rico)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2015
top 14% of 60 countries measured
World Bank Group · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%)
Finland 0.968 · world median 1.332 (better)
Best in the world 0.771 (Slovakia)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
top 12% of 84 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP)
Finland 3.094 · world median 0.814 (better)
Best in the world 6.346 (Israel)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2013
top 3% of 145 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent)
Finland 8,315 · world median 701.95 (better)
Best in the world 18,130 (Liechtenstein)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 21% of 143 countries measured
World Bank Group · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%)
Finland 1.33 · world median 3.66
Highest 29.52 (Bermuda)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2012
bottom 35% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Finland 0.448 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2011
top 47% of 138 countries measured
World Bank Group · Exports plus imports (% of GDP)
Finland 83.4 · world median 79.68
Highest 396.65 (Hong Kong)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2015
top 2% of 126 countries measured · 126 share 99 positions
World Energy Council · Trilemma score (0–100)
Finland 82.7 · world median 63.8 (better)
Best in the world 83.2 (Denmark)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 3% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Finland 29.1 · world median 38.89
Highest 54.7 (Bhutan)
No real change since 2015
bottom 24% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Finland 3.493 · world median 14.38
Highest 85.34 (Burundi)
No real change since 2015
top 38% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Finland 20.84 · world median 18.88
Highest 39.44 (Oman)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2015
top 19% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in services (% of total employment)
Finland 75.67 · world median 59.51
Highest 92.17 (Djibouti)
No real change since 2015
bottom 34% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Finland 54.03 · world median 57.72 (worse)
Best in the world 86.9 (Qatar)
No real change since 2015
top 18% of 52 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers
Finland 1.028 · world median 2.005 (better)
Best in the world 0.12 (Belgium)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2013
top 39% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Finland 56.49 · world median 53.36 (better)
Best in the world 82.91 (Madagascar)
No real change since 2015
top 31% of 86 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women in senior and middle management (% of managers)
Finland 39.23 · world median 35.86 (better)
Best in the world 56.69 (Nauru)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2014
bottom 36% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Finland 15.75 · world median 19.16 (worse)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
top 13% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $)
Finland 120,400 · world median 47,384 (better)
Best in the world 262,554 (Luxembourg)
No real change since 2015
top 2% of 97 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Informal employment (% of total employment)
Finland 1.54 · world median 36.83 (better)
Best in the world 0.857 (Hungary)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 43% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
Finland 59.68 · world median 61.66 (worse)
Best in the world 87.01 (Qatar)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2015
top 8% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)
Finland 80.46 · world median 22.16 (better)
Best in the world 164.65 (Ireland)
No real change since 2015
bottom 15% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Self-employed (% of total employment)
Finland 12.54 · world median 31.84
Highest 91.56 (Chad)
No real change since 2015
bottom 19% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment (% of labour force)
Finland 9.461 · world median 5.084 (worse)
Best in the world 0.13 (Qatar)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2015
top 18% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Finland 9.462 · world median 28.67 (better)
Best in the world 0.456 (Qatar)
No real change since 2015
top 18% of 97 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Youth not in education, employment or training (%)
Finland 8.279 · world median 14.31 (better)
Best in the world 3.975 (Iceland)
No real change since 2014
bottom 22% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)
Finland 21.48 · world median 12.83 (worse)
Best in the world 0.457 (Niger)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2015
top 30% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Academic freedom index (0–1)
Finland 0.818 · world median 0.619 (better)
Best in the world 0.978 (Czechia)
▼ -20 percentile points since 2015
top 2% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Finland 19.49 · world median 13.34 (better)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
No real change since 2013
bottom 41% of 153 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity)
Finland 34.6 · world median 38.17
Highest 76.54 (Myanmar)
No earlier reading to compare
top 4% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment)
Finland 533.71 · world median 414.32 (better)
Best in the world 575.27 (Singapore)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2010
top 28% of 76 countries measured · 76 share 75 positions
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%)
Finland 10.54 · world median 5.494 (better)
Best in the world 87.12 (San Marino)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2014
top 10% of 125 countries measured
World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%)
Finland 4.781 · world median 34.02 (better)
Best in the world 2.331 (Ireland)
No earlier reading to compare
top 1% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14)
Finland 11.74 · world median 7.941 (better)
Best in the world 12.81 (Singapore)
No real change since 2010
top 8% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Finland 12.98 · world median 9.933 (better)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
No real change since 2013
top 32% of 121 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Finland 1.766 · world median 3.691 (better)
Best in the world 0.004 (United Arab Emirates)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2014
bottom 26% of 117 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home)
Finland 2.611 · world median 5.279
Highest 1,724 (Cook Islands)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2013
top 24% of 79 countries measured
OECD · Mean mathematics score
Finland 484.14 · world median 442.09 (better)
Best in the world 574.66 (Singapore)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2012
top 17% of 79 countries measured
OECD · Mean reading score
Finland 490.22 · world median 440.35 (better)
Best in the world 542.55 (Singapore)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2012
top 10% of 79 countries measured
OECD · Mean science score
Finland 510.96 · world median 446.93 (better)
Best in the world 561.43 (Singapore)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2012
top 22% of 120 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%)
Finland 91.83 · world median 65.93 (better)
Best in the world 99.85 (Moldova)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2014
top 18% of 165 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Primary completion rate (%)
Finland 99.68 · world median 97.43 (better)
Best in the world 100 (5 countries tied)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2015
top 3% of 77 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years)
Finland 19.63 · world median 14.59 (better)
Best in the world 21.01 (Monaco)
No real change since 2014
top 1% of 109 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)
Finland 142.4 · world median 93.19 (better)
Best in the world 158.55 (Monaco)
No real change since 2014
top 4% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)
Finland 110.3 · world median 52.77 (better)
Best in the world 141.86 (Macau)
No real change since 2014
top 22% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%)
Finland 82.07 · world median 65.76 (better)
Best in the world 97.89 (Belarus)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2013
top 19% of 164 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Finland 89.75 · world median 64.87 (better)
Best in the world 99.27 (South Korea)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2015
top 40% of 86 countries measured
UNICEF · Births attended by skilled health staff (%)
Finland 99.5 · world median 98.8 (better)
Best in the world 100 (11 countries tied)
▼ -16 percentile points since 2009
top 27% of 155 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Finland 3,377 · world median 2,982 (better)
Best in the world 3,962 (United States)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
top 3% of 172 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality)
Finland 0.021 · world median 0.351 (better)
Best in the world 0.003 (Denmark)
No real change since 2013
top 32% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Finland 1.81 · world median 4.02 (better)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
No real change since 2011
top 3% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Finland 0.796 · world median 0.564 (better)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
No real change since 2010
top 6% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Finland 0.948 · world median 0.762 (better)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
top 3% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births)
Finland 1.872 · world median 12.26 (better)
Best in the world 1.214 (San Marino)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2014
top 16% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates
Finland 20.32 · world median 16.39 (better)
Best in the world 23.21 (Monaco)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
top 15% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Finland 81.91 · world median 74.63 (better)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
No real change since 2013
top 21% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Finland 7.88 · world median 46.65 (better)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
bottom 47% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Finland 1.52 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
top 37% of 133 countries measured · 133 share 127 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Finland 2.9 · world median 4.7 (better)
Best in the world 0 (7 countries tied)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2015
top 19% of 165 countries measured · 165 share 104 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population undernourished (%)
Finland 2.5 · world median 5.2 (better)
Best in the world 2.5 (62 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
top 11% of 162 countries measured
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Finland 2.8 · world median 13.8 (better)
Best in the world 0.518 (Latvia)
No earlier reading to compare
top 3% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Finland 2.352 · world median 14.54 (better)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2014
top 28% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Finland 100 · world median 100
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
top 49% of 179 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Finland 3,311 · world median 3,072 (better)
Best in the world 29,147 (Oman)
▼ -13 percentile points since 2013
top 3% of 145 countries measured · 145 share 143 positions
UNICEF · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%)
Finland 0.1 · world median 17.1 (better)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
top 4% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Finland 5.905 · world median 17.05 (better)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
No real change since 2013
top 16% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Finland 0.992 · world median 0.971 (better)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
No real change since 2013
top 3% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Finland 0.891 · world median 0.609 (better)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
top 21% of 156 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · PHDI (0–1)
Finland 0.748 · world median 0.678 (better)
Best in the world 0.827 (United Kingdom)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2013
top 27% of 60 countries measured · 60 share 59 positions
World Bank Group · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Finland 0.13 · world median 0.345 (better)
Best in the world 0 (2 countries tied)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
top 23% of 60 countries measured · 60 share 58 positions
World Bank Group · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Finland 0.2 · world median 0.93 (better)
Best in the world 0 (3 countries tied)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2013
top 14% of 60 countries measured · 60 share 59 positions
World Bank Group · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Finland 0.44 · world median 7.82 (better)
Best in the world 0.07 (2 countries tied)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2013
top 14% of 60 countries measured
World Bank Group · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day
Finland 0.681 · world median 1.754 (better)
Best in the world 0.406 (Luxembourg)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
top 32% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Finland 22,220 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
No real change since 2013
bottom 13% of 121 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%)
Finland 0.352 · world median 3.66
Highest 89.04 (Bangladesh)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 11% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Finland 7.442 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
top 10% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Finland 0.402 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
No real change since 2013
top 8% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Finland 66.91 · world median 468.81 (better)
Best in the world 23.49 (Ethiopia)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2014
top 4% of 190 countries measured
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Finland 0.306 · world median 0.45 (better)
Best in the world 0.263 (Norway)
No real change since 2014
bottom 29% of 210 countries measured
Global Carbon Project · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Finland 5.301 · world median 3.21 (worse)
Best in the world 0.054 (DR Congo)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2014
bottom 28% of 192 countries measured
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP)
Finland 3.83 · world median 2.738 (worse)
Best in the world 0.666 (Chad)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2014
bottom 49% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Finland 87.17 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
No real change since 2013
top 5% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Finland 73.72 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
top 7% of 160 countries measured
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) · New displacements by disaster (people)
Finland 11 · world median 4,750 (better)
Best in the world 1 (Serbia)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2018
top 46% of 180 countries measured · 180 share 179 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Land under cereal production (hectares)
Finland 908,230 · world median 689,278
Highest 103,715,108 (India)
No real change since 2013
bottom 47% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Finland 0.51 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2013
top 8% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated)
Finland 95.34 · world median 35.66 (better)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2014
top 1% of 190 countries measured
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt)
Finland 71.1 · world median 47.44 (better)
Best in the world 71.85 (Norway)
No real change since 2014
top 9% of 156 countries measured · 156 share 150 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Finland 13.49 · world median 0.725 (better)
Best in the world 86.38 (Samoa)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2014
top 17% of 181 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)
Finland 19,258 · world median 2,528 (better)
Best in the world 445,023 (Iceland)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2012
top 30% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Finland 55.78 · world median 31.14 (better)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2014
top 42% of 177 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Finland 7.11 · world median 10 (better)
Best in the world 0.03 (Republic of the Congo)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2013
bottom 33% of 173 countries measured · 173 share 171 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)
Finland 35.73 · world median 62.14
Highest 99.48 (Somalia)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2012
top 12% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated)
Finland 25.81 · world median 5.769 (better)
Best in the world 69.12 (Denmark)
▲ +18 percentile points since 2014
top 16% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Finland 1.6 · world median 4.17 (better)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
No real change since 2015
top 47% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Male births per 100 female births
Finland 105.2 · world median 105.1
Highest 116.3 (Liechtenstein)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2013
top 11% of 140 countries measured
OECD · SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Finland 12.1 · world median 25.2 (better)
Best in the world 6.7 (Norway)
No earlier reading to compare
top 5% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Women's political empowerment index (0–1)
Finland 0.932 · world median 0.772 (better)
Best in the world 0.954 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
top 7% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Deliberative democracy index (0–1)
Finland 0.762 · world median 0.339 (better)
Best in the world 0.867 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
top 11% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Egalitarian democracy index (0–1)
Finland 0.707 · world median 0.321 (better)
Best in the world 0.876 (Denmark)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2015
top 5% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom of expression index (0–1)
Finland 0.946 · world median 0.693 (better)
Best in the world 0.98 (Denmark)
No real change since 2015
top 6% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Original latent estimate (≈ −3 to +3.5); higher = less censorship
Finland 2.74 · world median 0.565 (better)
Best in the world 3.489 (Belgium)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2015
top 23% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns
Finland 1.748 · world median 1.023 (better)
Best in the world 2.081 (Spain)
No real change since 2015
top 21% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Military dimension index (0–1; higher = larger military role)
Finland 0 · world median 0.1 (better)
Best in the world 0 (76 countries tied)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2015
top 7% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Participatory democracy index (0–1)
Finland 0.597 · world median 0.298 (better)
Best in the world 0.785 (Switzerland)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2015
top 2% of 176 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)
Finland 0.987 · world median 0.79 (better)
Best in the world 0.989 (2 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
top 35% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Finland 0 · world median 0
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
bottom 14% of 149 countries measured
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) · GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Finland 174.48 · world median 100.66 (worse)
Best in the world 3.512 (Haiti)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2013
top 7% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Finland 1.9 · world median 3.7 (better)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2016
top 23% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Finland 0.955 · world median 0.171 (better)
Best in the world 1.563 (Andorra)
▼ -14 percentile points since 2015
top 26% of 171 countries measured
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.5 to +4); higher = more violence
Finland -1.468 · world median -0.661 (better)
Best in the world -3.182 (Luxembourg)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2015
bottom 6% of 202 countries measured
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people)
Finland 5 · world median 1,272
Highest 5,224,131 (Ukraine)
No real change since 2015
top 49% of 177 countries measured
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people)
Finland 1,879 · world median 1,836
Highest 3,718,945 (United States)
▼ -37 percentile points since 2015
top 29% of 177 countries measured
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people)
Finland 102,544 · world median 12,269
Highest 2,655,191 (Germany)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2015
top 10% of 175 countries measured · 175 share 174 positions
World Bank Group · Average time to clear exports through customs (days)
Finland 1.64 · world median 4.456 (better)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 20% of 161 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%)
Finland -1.2 · world median 42.8
Highest 100 (16 countries tied)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2012
top 13% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Net migrants per 1,000 population
Finland 6.812 · world median -0.133
Highest 39.62 (South Sudan)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2013
top 14% of 60 countries measured
World Bank Group · Median income or consumption per person, 2021 PPP dollars a day
Finland 56.48 · world median 22.76 (better)
Best in the world 89.49 (Luxembourg)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2013
bottom 14% of 160 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population below the national poverty line (%)
Finland 12.2 · world median 21.8
Highest 82.3 (South Sudan)
No earlier reading to compare
top 10% of 60 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population below the societal poverty line, 2021 PPP (%)
Finland 8.72 · world median 17.2 (better)
Best in the world 7 (Slovenia)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2013
top 27% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation)
Finland 3.859 · world median 0
Highest 707.07 (Palestine)
▼ -16 percentile points since 2014
top 3% of 183 countries measured
Ember · Nuclear (% of electricity generated)
Finland 39.56 · world median 0
Highest 67.4 (France)
No real change since 2014
top 10% of 192 countries measured
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · Energy use per person (million Btu)
Finland 177.73 · world median 49.5
Highest 766.07 (Qatar)
No real change since 2014
top 17% of 140 countries measured
World Bank Group (ESMAP) · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100)
Finland 73.85 · world median 48.23 (better)
Best in the world 95.93 (South Korea)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2013
top 6% of 140 countries measured
World Bank Group (ESMAP) · Renewable energy policy score (0–100)
Finland 80.96 · world median 33.26 (better)
Best in the world 89.52 (Denmark)
▲ +17 percentile points since 2013
top 2% of 140 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+)
Finland 99.22 · world median 91.68 (better)
Best in the world 100 (Libya)
No earlier reading to compare
top 7% of 140 countries measured
World Bank Group · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+)
Finland 92.35 · world median 78.78 (better)
Best in the world 97.36 (Sweden)
No earlier reading to compare
bottom 9% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Births per 1,000 population
Finland 7.776 · world median 13.79
Highest 46.36 (Central African Republic)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2013
top 14% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Deaths per 1,000 population
Finland 10.71 · world median 7.303
Highest 25.58 (Vatican City)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2013
top 12% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Median age (years)
Finland 42.79 · world median 31.52
Highest 59.63 (Vatican City)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
top 3% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 65 and over (%)
Finland 23.58 · world median 8.32
Highest 44.7 (Vatican City)
No real change since 2013
bottom 12% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · People per square kilometre of land
Finland 18.52 · world median 96.92
Highest 26,145 (Monaco)
No real change since 2013
bottom 33% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Population growth (% per year)
Finland 0.388 · world median 0.888
Highest 5.862 (South Sudan)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2013
bottom 13% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 0–14 (%)
Finland 14.94 · world median 22.71
Highest 49.17 (Central African Republic)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
bottom 40% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Males per 100 females
Finland 97.7 · world median 98.48
Highest 251.08 (Qatar)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
top 29% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · People aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 people aged 15–64
Finland 62.64 · world median 54.73
Highest 105.18 (Central African Republic)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2013
bottom 10% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Live births per woman
Finland 1.28 · world median 1.962
Highest 6.132 (Somalia)
▼ -18 percentile points since 2013
The newest edition of these reports does not include Finland. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
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08Method
How a standing is built from percentiles, why Finland can move because other countries moved, and why publishers measure between 120 and 215 countries each are set out in full in how a standing is made and what a standing cannot tell you.
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Finland: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/finland