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Finland vs Greece
Side-by-side comparison of Finland and Greece from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Finland
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 109 years
Greece
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 205 years
In short
Finland scores 73.3 in the NationsTree Index (26th in the world) and Greece scores 70.4 (35th), a gap of 2.9 points. Their trees are 13 m and 14 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Greece has 84% more people than Finland. Finland is 2.6 times larger than Greece by land area. The economy of Greece is 27% larger than that of Finland (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Finland 5.6 million and Greece 10.4 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $65,884 in Finland and $45,264 in Greece (2025, international dollars). Life expectancy is almost the same: 82.3 and 81.8 years.
Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Finland ranks higher in the world on 25 and Greece on 12. Finland is clearly stronger in environment & energy, institutions & safety and science & innovation. Greece is clearly stronger in tourism and military.
As a nation, Greece is the older of the two (statehood since 1821, 205 years), compared with Finland (since 1917). Over the last five years Greece improved faster (direction score 68 vs 20 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Finland and Greece.
Finland
-3.8%
125th of 192
Greecebetter
1.7%
26th of 192
Rule of lawInstitutions & safety
Finlandbetter
91.8
1st of 207
Greece
63.3
81st of 207
Control of corruptionInstitutions & safety
Finlandbetter
91.2
2nd of 207
Greece
53.1
80th of 207
Air pollution (PM2.5)Environment & energy
Finlandbetter
4.6
8th of 200
Greece
14.1
76th of 200
InflationEconomy
Finlandbetter
0.3%
21st of 180
Greece
2.5%
79th of 180
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Finland overtook Greece in life expectancy in 2024, the latest year with data.
Finland has been ahead of Greece in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1991.
Finland has been ahead of Greece in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Greece has been ahead of Finland in GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
FinlandGreece All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Finland | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 338,48566th/216 · 2024 | 131,96097th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 304,00071st/216 · 2024 | 128,90096th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 5.6 m117th/217 · 2025 | 10.4 m93rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.47%138th/217 · 2025 | 0.08%165th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 18.5191st/216 · 2024 | 80.7122nd/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 74.5%75th/217 · 2025 | 79.2%63rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 14.3%192nd/217 · 2025 | 12.9%206th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 24.2%7th/217 · 2025 | 24.4%6th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $317.04 bn48th/210 · 2025 | $280.64 bn52nd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $372.01 bn61st/199 · 2025 | $471.37 bn56th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $314.71 bn62nd/199 · 2025 | $398.01 bn55th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $56,14929th/210 · 2025 | $26,94863rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $65,88431st/199 · 2025 | $45,26459th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $55,25024th/201 · 2025 | $25,36056th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 0.2%193rd/210 · 2025 | 2.1%144th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 0.3%21st/180 · 2025 | 2.5%79th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 9.5%148th/187 · 2025 | 8.5%139th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 58.3%1994 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 88.4%157th/189 · 2025 | 146.6%185th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -3.8%125th/192 · 2025 | 1.7%26th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 2.6%136th/197 · 2025 | 3.6%119th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 22.5%109th/200 · 2025 | 15.2%160th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 14.2%52nd/192 · 2025 | 9.1%112th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 62.1%72nd/200 · 2025 | 67.4%45th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $134.19 bn41st/182 · 2025 | $110.74 bn47th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $130.21 bn42nd/182 · 2025 | $123.45 bn45th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 42.3%71st/183 · 2025 | 39.5%86th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 41.1%99th/183 · 2025 | 44.0%90th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 83.4%90th/183 · 2025 | 83.5%89th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 8.2%57th/170 · 2025 | 26.5%33rd/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 66.0%45th/171 · 2025 | 38.5%78th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 3.1%147th/171 · 2025 | 24.1%60th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 7.1%52nd/171 · 2025 | 9.5%39th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 9.3%70th/168 · 2024 | 15.0%48th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 1.0%69th/191 · 2025 | -5.7%146th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 0.1%171st/196 · 2025 | 4.8%43rd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.4%134th/209 · 2021 | 0.1%158th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.05%85th/197 · 2021 | 0.01%104th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%95th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.01%47th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.11%68th/209 · 2021 | 0.05%75th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.29%81st/209 · 2021 | 0.01%156th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 7.4%118th/206 · 2024 | 14.2%77th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 19,25831st/183 · 2022 | 5,55765th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 896,000102nd/194 · 2020 | 7.4 m27th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.76 bn55th/175 · 2020 | $6.19 bn26th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 1.8%134th/168 · 2020 | 10.5%57th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 2.7 m44th/107 · 2020 | 2.3 m47th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 82.330th/217 · 2024 | 81.839th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 2.46th/196 · 2024 | 3.829th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 3.6142nd/174 · 2021 | 6.584th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.669th/145 · 2022 | 4.331st/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 91%93rd/193 · 2024 | 95%59th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 91.7%42nd/153 · 2023 | 78.4%74th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 142.4%3rd/173 · 2024 | 105.2%39th/173 · 2023 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 39.4%6th/217 · 2025 | 38.9%7th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 10.5%24th/193 · 2023 | 8.4%54th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 93.9%2009 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 110.3%6th/150 · 2024 | 165.1%1st/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.94812th/193 · 2023 | 0.90834th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 27.412th/108 · 2023 | 33.444th/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.2%18th/108 · 2023 | 0.6%39th/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 99.6%22nd/150 · 2024 | 96.7%46th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 90.1%37th/144 · 2024 | 92.9%30th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 93.7%36th/186 · 2024 | 86.3%77th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 12674th/210 · 2024 | 114110th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 36.538th/208 · 2024 | 44.715th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 4.205th/164 · 2022 | 3.7024th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 5,91824th/82 · 2021 | 2,33949th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 10.8 m47th/161 · 2023 | 19.1 m36th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 5.54159th/203 · 2024 | 5.05151st/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 50.2%48th/212 · 2021 | 21.5%101st/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 4.68th/200 · 2023 | 14.176th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 74.2%13th/214 · 2024 | 36.9%88th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 5,64712th/149 · 2024 | 1,95658th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 92.16th/205 · 2025 | 58.977th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 91.22nd/207 · 2025 | 53.180th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 91.81st/207 · 2025 | 63.381st/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 82.345th/207 · 2025 | 70.593rd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 83.67th/205 · 2025 | 62.761st/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 88.83rd/205 · 2025 | 73.550th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.041st/145 · 2023 | 0.832nd/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $8.08 bn36th/156 · 2025 | $8.39 bn34th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 2.6%39th/156 · 2025 | 3.0%32nd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.4%96th/154 · 2025 | 6.0%59th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 22,000100th/170 · 2020 | 147,00042nd/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.80%88th/168 · 2020 | 3.20%15th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 51.0 m65th/163 · 2025 | 574.0 m17th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 115.0 m24th/65 · 2025 | 2.0 m56th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 3.09%11th/110 · 2023 | 1.49%30th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1,77023rd/137 · 2024 | 36652nd/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 11,22440th/197 · 2023 | 13,55237th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Finland or Greece?
Greece has the larger population: 10.4 m (2025) compared with 5.6 m for Finland (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Finland or Greece?
Finland is larger: 338,485 km² (2024) compared with 131,960 km² for Greece (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Finland or Greece?
Greece has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $471.37 bn intl. (2025) compared with $372.01 bn intl. for Finland (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Finland or Greece?
Finland has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $65,884 intl. (2025) compared with $45,264 intl. for Greece (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Finland or Greece?
Finland has the higher life expectancy at birth: 82.3 years (2024) compared with 81.8 years for Greece (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Finland or Greece?
Greece spends more on the military: $8.39 bn (2025) compared with $8.08 bn for Finland (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Finland or Greece?
Finland: 73.3 points (26th in the world); Greece: 70.4 points (35th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Finland vs Greece — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/finland-vs-greece. Data as of 26 October 2026.