Finland vs Russia
Finland vs Russia: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 81.9 years in Finland and 73.2 years in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Finland, by 8.8 years, or 1.12 times that in Russia.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Finland has been higher since 1966, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2023, Finland ranked 36 and Russia ranked 131 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Finland at 91.3 years and Russia at 85 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Finland | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 81.9 | 73.2 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 81.2 | 72.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 81.8 | 69.8 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 81.8 | 71.2 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 81.9 | 73.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 81.6 | 72.9 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 81.5 | 72.8 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 81.3 | 71.9 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 81.4 | 71.3 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 81.1 | 70.8 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 80.9 | 70.6 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 80.5 | 70.1 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 80.4 | 69.7 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 80 | 68.2 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 79.8 | 68.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 79.7 | 67.9 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 79.4 | 67.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 79.4 | 66.6 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 79 | 65.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 78.9 | 65.2 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 78.5 | 64.7 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 78.3 | 64.7 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 78.1 | 65 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 77.7 | 65 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 77.5 | 65.6 | 66 |
| 1998 | 77.3 | 66.9 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 77.1 | 66.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 76.9 | 65.5 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 76.6 | 64 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 76.6 | 63.8 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 75.9 | 65 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 75.7 | 67.8 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 75.4 | 69 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 75 | 69.3 | 64 |
| 1989 | 75 | 69.7 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 74.8 | 69.9 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 74.8 | 70.1 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 74.8 | 70 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 74.4 | 68.3 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 74.7 | 67.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 74.4 | 68 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 74.5 | 68.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 74 | 67.6 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 67.5 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 73.4 | 67.6 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 73.1 | 67.8 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 72.5 | 67.9 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 72 | 68.1 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 71.8 | 68.3 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 71.3 | 68.7 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 71.4 | 69 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 70.9 | 68.9 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 70.2 | 68.9 | 56 |
| 1970 | 70.3 | 68.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 69.7 | 68.6 | 56 |
| 1968 | 69.8 | 69.1 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 69.8 | 69.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 69.6 | 69.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 69.1 | 69.3 | 54 |
| 1964 | 69.4 | 69.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 69.2 | 69.1 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 68.7 | 68.5 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 69 | 68.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 69 | 68.3 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 68.8 | 67.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 68.6 | 67.7 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 67.5 | 66.1 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 68 | 66.5 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 67.3 | 62.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 67.6 | 59.9 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 66.6 | 58.8 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 66.5 | 57.6 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 65.6 | 55.3 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 64.2 | 55.5 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 61.9 | 55 | – |
| 1948 | 62 | 52.2 | – |
| 1947 | 60.5 | 40.4 | – |
| 1946 | 60.5 | 46.1 | – |
| 1945 | 56.8 | – | – |
| 1944 | 48.1 | – | – |
| 1943 | 56.3 | – | – |
| 1942 | 53.9 | – | – |
| 1941 | 46.4 | – | – |
| 1940 | 46.8 | 41.2 | – |
| 1939 | 54.6 | 43.6 | – |
| 1938 | 57.2 | 41.4 | – |
| 1937 | 57 | 39.9 | – |
| 1936 | 56.2 | 41.1 | – |
| 1935 | 57.4 | 39.6 | – |
| 1934 | 56 | 38.2 | – |
| 1933 | 55.4 | – | – |
| 1932 | 55.8 | 32.8 | – |
| 1931 | 54.9 | 35 | – |
| 1930 | 54.5 | 36.5 | – |
| 1929 | 51.3 | 37.4 | – |
| 1928 | 53.7 | 38.9 | – |
| 1927 | 51.8 | 37.5 | – |
| 1926 | 53.8 | 38.4 | – |
| 1925 | 53.4 | 35.2 | – |
| 1924 | 50.3 | 36.1 | – |
| 1923 | 52.5 | 33.6 | – |
| 1922 | 51.9 | 24.7 | – |
| 1921 | 52.4 | 23.8 | – |
| 1920 | 47.7 | 20.5 | – |
| 1919 | 42.8 | – | – |
| 1918 | 32.9 | – | – |
| 1917 | 46.5 | – | – |
| 1916 | 48 | – | – |
| 1915 | 49.6 | – | – |
| 1914 | 49.7 | – | – |
| 1913 | 49 | – | – |
| 1912 | 49.1 | – | – |
| 1911 | 48.7 | – | – |
| 1910 | 48.5 | – | – |
| 1909 | 48.7 | – | – |
| 1908 | 46.1 | – | – |
| 1907 | 47 | – | – |
| 1906 | 47 | – | – |
| 1905 | 46.1 | – | – |
| 1904 | 47.2 | – | – |
| 1903 | 46.6 | – | – |
| 1902 | 46.2 | – | – |
| 1901 | 42.8 | – | – |
| 1900 | 41.8 | 30.5 | – |
| 1899 | 44.4 | – | – |
| 1898 | 48.1 | – | – |
| 1897 | 48.1 | – | – |
| 1896 | 46.5 | 31.9 | – |
| 1895 | 47.6 | – | – |
| 1894 | 45.2 | – | – |
| 1893 | 43.4 | – | – |
| 1892 | 39.8 | – | – |
| 1891 | 42.6 | – | – |
| 1890 | 44.6 | – | – |
| 1889 | 44.9 | – | – |
| 1888 | 45.2 | – | – |
| 1887 | 45.5 | – | – |
| 1886 | 40.9 | – | – |
| 1885 | 41.3 | – | – |
| 1884 | 42.9 | – | – |
| 1883 | 42.8 | – | – |
| 1882 | 40.3 | – | – |
| 1881 | 37.7 | – | – |
| 1880 | 39.7 | – | – |
| 1879 | 44.9 | – | – |
| 1878 | 39.3 | – | – |
| 1875 | 41.6 | – | – |
| 1865 | 32.1 | – | – |
| 1855 | 35.1 | – | – |
| 1845 | 40.5 | – | – |
| 1835 | 34.7 | – | – |
| 1825 | 38.4 | – | – |
| 1815 | 35.8 | – | – |
| 1805 | 31.8 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Finland | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.181.3–83 | 73.372.2–74.5 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 82.281–83.4 | 73.571.9–75 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 82.480.9–83.9 | 73.771.7–75.7 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 82.680.8–84.3 | 73.971.5–76.1 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 82.780.7–84.7 | 74.171.3–76.4 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 82.980.7–84.9 | 74.271.4–76.8 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 8380.6–85.2 | 74.471.2–77.2 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 83.280.6–85.5 | 74.671.2–77.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 83.380.6–85.7 | 74.871.2–77.9 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 83.580.7–86 | 7571.1–78.1 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 83.680.8–86.4 | 75.171.2–78.6 | 75 |
| 2035 | 83.880.9–86.6 | 75.371.5–78.9 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 83.980.9–86.8 | 75.571.4–79.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 8480.9–87.1 | 75.771.3–79.6 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 84.280.8–87.3 | 75.971.2–79.8 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 84.381–87.5 | 7671.3–80 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 84.481–87.9 | 76.271.5–80.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 84.681–88.1 | 76.471.4–80.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 84.781.1–88.3 | 76.671.5–80.8 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 84.881.2–88.5 | 76.771.5–81.1 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 84.981.2–88.6 | 76.971.6–81.4 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 85.181.4–88.9 | 77.171.9–81.7 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 85.281.4–89.1 | 77.371.8–81.9 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 85.381.4–89.4 | 77.472–82.2 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 85.481.5–89.6 | 77.671.8–82.1 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 85.581.7–89.8 | 77.871.8–82.4 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 85.781.6–89.9 | 77.971.9–82.6 | 77 |
| 2051 | 85.881.6–90.2 | 78.172–82.8 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 85.981.8–90.4 | 78.372.1–83.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 8681.7–90.6 | 78.472.1–83.2 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 86.181.9–90.9 | 78.672.2–83.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 86.381.9–91 | 78.872.2–83.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 86.482–91.1 | 78.972.4–84 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 86.582–91.6 | 79.172.4–84.5 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 86.682.1–91.8 | 79.272.4–84.4 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 86.782.1–92 | 79.472.5–84.7 | 78 |
| 2060 | 86.982–92 | 79.672.5–84.8 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 8782–92.1 | 79.772.6–85 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 87.182.1–92.4 | 79.972.7–85.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 87.282.2–92.6 | 8072.9–85.6 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 87.382.3–92.9 | 80.272.9–85.7 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 87.482.3–93.1 | 80.373.1–85.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 87.682.4–93.3 | 80.573.1–86.1 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 87.782.3–93.5 | 80.673–86.3 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 87.882.5–93.8 | 80.873–86.3 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 87.982.7–93.9 | 80.973.3–86.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 8882.6–94.1 | 81.173.4–86.8 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 88.182.7–94.2 | 81.273.5–86.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 88.282.7–94.4 | 81.473.5–87 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 88.382.8–94.6 | 81.573.7–87.2 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 88.582.9–94.9 | 81.673.7–87.4 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 88.683.1–95 | 81.874–87.5 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 88.783.1–95.2 | 81.974.1–87.7 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 88.883.3–95.2 | 8274.2–87.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 88.983.3–95.7 | 82.274.3–88 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 8983.3–95.6 | 82.374.5–88.1 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 89.183.3–95.8 | 82.474.5–88.4 | 80 |
| 2081 | 89.283.4–96 | 82.674.6–88.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 89.383.3–96.2 | 82.774.6–88.7 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 89.583.5–96.4 | 82.874.9–88.9 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 89.683.5–96.7 | 8375.2–89.1 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 89.783.6–96.8 | 83.175.3–89.3 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 89.883.5–97 | 83.275.2–89.4 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 89.983.6–97.1 | 83.475.5–89.4 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 9083.7–97.4 | 83.575.6–89.9 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 90.183.8–97.5 | 83.675.7–90 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 90.283.8–97.6 | 83.875.9–90.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 90.383.8–97.8 | 83.975.8–90.4 | 81 |
| 2092 | 90.483.9–97.8 | 8476–90.6 | 81 |
| 2093 | 90.583.8–97.9 | 84.176.2–90.6 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 90.683.9–98.2 | 84.376.3–90.8 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 90.784–98.3 | 84.476.3–90.9 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 90.984.1–98.5 | 84.576.3–91.2 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 9184.2–98.7 | 84.676.6–91.4 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 91.184.1–98.7 | 84.776.6–91.6 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 91.284.3–99 | 84.977–91.7 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 91.384.4–99.3 | 8577.1–92.1 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 Russia
Health
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025