Denmark vs Finland

Denmark and Finland compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Denmark and Finland have about the same number of people: 6 million and 5.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Denmark ($76,970) is 37% higher than in Finland ($56,149) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Denmark (2.9%) than in Finland (0.2%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Denmark (1.9%) than in Finland (0.3%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Finland (9.5%) than in Denmark (5.5%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Denmark (82.3 years) and Finland (82.3 years) in 2024.
• The population of Finland is older: half of its people are over 42.8 years, against 41.2 years in Denmark in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Denmark (99.8%) than in Finland (93.7%), a difference of 6.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Finland (5.5 tonnes) are 28% higher than in Denmark (4.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Finland (74.2%) than in Denmark (16%), a difference of 58.2 percentage points in 2024.