Finland vs Sweden
Finland vs Sweden: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 74.2% in Finland and 68.6% in Sweden, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Finland, by 5.6 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Sweden.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Finland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Finland ranked 13 and Sweden ranked 19 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Finland | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.2 | 68.6 | – |
| 2023 | 74.2 | 68.6 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 74.2 | 68.6 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 74.2 | 68.6 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 74.2 | 68.6 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 74.1 | 68.6 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 74 | 68.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 73.9 | 68.7 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 73.8 | 68.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 73.7 | 68.7 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 73.6 | 68.7 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 73.5 | 68.8 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 73.4 | 68.8 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 73.3 | 68.9 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 73.2 | 68.9 | 32 |
| 2009 | 73.3 | 68.9 | 32 |
| 2008 | 73.3 | 69 | 32 |
| 2007 | 73.3 | 69 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 73.4 | 69 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 73.4 | 69 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 73.4 | 69.1 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 73.5 | 69.1 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 73.6 | 69.1 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 73.6 | 69.1 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 73.7 | 69.1 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 73.5 | 69.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 73.3 | 69.1 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 73.1 | 69.1 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 72.9 | 69 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 72.8 | 69 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 72.6 | 69 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 72.4 | 69 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 72.2 | 68.9 | 33 |
| 1991 | 72 | 68.9 | – |
| 1990 | 71.8 | 68.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025