Finland vs Ireland

Finland and Ireland 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.

• Finland and Ireland have about the same number of people: 5.6 million and 5.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ireland ($131,592) is about 2.3 times as high as in Finland ($56,149) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ireland (12.3%) than in Finland (0.2%), a difference of 12.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ireland (2.2%) than in Finland (0.3%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Finland (9.5%) than in Ireland (4.6%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ireland can expect to live 0.7 years longer than one born in Finland: 83 years against 82.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Finland is older: half of its people are over 42.8 years, against 38.4 years in Ireland in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ireland (97.2%) than in Finland (93.7%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Ireland (6 tonnes) are 9% higher than in Finland (5.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Finland (74.2%) than in Ireland (12%), a difference of 62.2 percentage points in 2024.