Finland vs Norway
Finland vs Norway: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 12.9 per 100,000 people in Finland and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Norway, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Finland, by 3.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.4 times that in Norway.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Finland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Finland ranked 43 and Norway ranked 97 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Finland | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 13.4 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.7 | 10 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 16.8 | 11 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 17.1 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 17.4 | 10.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 17.7 | 11.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 18.4 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 18.9 | 11.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 20.1 | 12.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 21.2 | 12.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 21.5 | 12.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 21.8 | 12.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 22.6 | 12.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 23 | 12.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 23.8 | 13.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 23.8 | 13.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 24.7 | 13.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 25.6 | 14.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 26.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 27 | 15 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Finland vs Norway
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Norway: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Norway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Norway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Norway: 98.8% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Norway: 3.77% in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Norway: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Norway: 1.11% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Norway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Norway: 83.6% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Norway: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Norway: 18.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Norway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Norway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Norway: $16.1B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Norway: $3,040 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Norway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Norway: 25,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Norway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Norway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Norway: 407 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Norway: 415 million TIV in 2025