Finland vs New Zealand

Finland and New Zealand 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 New Zealand have about the same number of people: 5.6 million and 5.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Finland ($56,149) is 13% higher than in New Zealand ($49,591) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in New Zealand (0.5%) than in Finland (0.2%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in New Zealand (2.8%) than in Finland (0.3%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Finland (9.5%) than in New Zealand (5.1%), a difference of 4.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Finland (82.3 years) and New Zealand (82 years) in 2024.
• The population of Finland is older: half of its people are over 42.8 years, against 37.3 years in New Zealand in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Finland (93.7%) than in New Zealand (93.5%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in New Zealand (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 New Zealand (38.9%), a difference of 35.3 percentage points in 2024.