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Finland vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 70th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Palestine
Population
5643254
5459557
Population rank 118/197 122/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 12/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Finland and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Finland and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Finland

Palestine
Year GDP
Finland Palestine
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 -
1971 $12,528,522,307 -
1972 $14,744,499,570 -
1973 $19,474,098,335 -
1974 $24,851,036,710 -
1975 $29,475,251,333 -
1976 $31,852,352,670 -
1977 $33,502,784,418 -
1978 $36,259,392,058 -
1979 $44,469,218,440 -
1980 $53,649,984,061 -
1981 $52,440,066,134 -
1982 $52,784,013,815 -
1983 $50,956,447,481 -
1984 $52,870,993,273 -
1985 $55,856,676,899 -
1986 $73,511,611,541 -
1987 $91,564,993,913 -
1988 $109,039,090,263 -
1989 $118,991,270,611 -
1990 $141,446,120,355 -
1991 $127,794,441,994 -
1992 $112,537,828,511 -
1993 $89,112,105,756 -
1994 $103,182,697,780 $2,843,300,000
1995 $134,060,457,516 $3,282,800,000
1996 $131,991,975,149 $3,409,600,000
1997 $126,862,902,302 $3,759,800,000
1998 $133,990,876,725 $4,067,800,000
1999 $135,234,241,918 $4,271,200,000
2000 $125,967,821,111 $4,313,600,000
2001 $129,519,672,869 $4,003,700,000
2002 $140,360,963,812 $3,555,800,000
2003 $171,612,867,736 $3,968,000,000
2004 $197,458,297,640 $4,603,100,000
2005 $204,859,368,791 $5,125,700,000
2006 $217,044,068,234 $5,348,300,000
2007 $256,360,251,538 $5,815,700,000
2008 $285,698,662,071 $7,310,400,000
2009 $253,480,783,439 $8,085,700,000
2010 $249,429,613,683 $9,681,500,000
2011 $275,126,915,516 $11,186,100,000
2012 $257,443,384,493 $12,208,400,000
2013 $270,268,036,626 $13,515,500,000
2014 $273,478,528,955 $13,989,700,000
2015 $233,210,733,506 $13,972,400,000
2016 $238,777,818,793 $15,405,400,000
2017 $253,846,138,440 $16,128,000,000
2018 $273,869,255,596 $16,276,600,000
2019 $267,014,821,129 $17,133,500,000
2020 $270,000,311,606 $15,531,700,000
2021 $294,223,210,496 $18,109,000,000
2022 $280,253,099,309 $19,165,500,000
2023 $294,950,618,733 $17,847,900,000
2024 $299,835,625,551 $13,711,100,000

Finland and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Finland Palestine
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 -
1971 $2,716 -
1972 $3,178 -
1973 $4,174 -
1974 $5,298 -
1975 $6,256 -
1976 $6,740 -
1977 $7,070 -
1978 $7,629 -
1979 $9,333 -
1980 $11,225 -
1981 $10,925 -
1982 $10,935 -
1983 $10,494 -
1984 $10,830 -
1985 $11,394 -
1986 $14,947 -
1987 $18,565 -
1988 $22,044 -
1989 $23,969 -
1990 $28,366 -
1991 $25,489 -
1992 $22,320 -
1993 $17,589 -
1994 $20,278 $1,202
1995 $26,246 $1,327
1996 $25,757 $1,317
1997 $24,682 $1,389
1998 $26,000 $1,465
1999 $26,180 $1,499
2000 $24,336 $1,476
2001 $24,965 $1,336
2002 $26,989 $1,156
2003 $32,920 $1,258
2004 $37,768 $1,422
2005 $39,050 $1,544
2006 $41,214 $1,570
2007 $48,473 $1,664
2008 $53,769 $2,035
2009 $47,478 $2,192
2010 $46,506 $2,557
2011 $51,060 $2,881
2012 $47,552 $3,067
2013 $49,691 $3,315
2014 $50,074 $3,352
2015 $42,560 $3,272
2016 $43,451 $3,528
2017 $46,085 $3,620
2018 $49,654 $3,562
2019 $48,358 $3,657
2020 $48,829 $3,234
2021 $53,099 $3,679
2022 $50,441 $3,800
2023 $52,822 $3,455
2024 $53,189 $2,592

Finland vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Palestine
1950 64.2 45.7
1951 65.6 46
1952 66.5 46.3
1953 66.6 46.6
1954 67.5 46.9
1955 67.3 47.2
1956 68 47.6
1957 67.5 48
1958 68.6 48.4
1959 68.8 48.8
1960 69 49.3
1961 69 49.8
1962 68.7 50.4
1963 69.2 51
1964 69.4 51.6
1965 69.1 52.2
1966 69.6 52.8
1967 69.8 50.9
1968 69.8 54.1
1969 69.6 54.7
1970 70.3 55.4
1971 70.1 56
1972 70.9 56.7
1973 71.4 57.6
1974 71.3 58
1975 71.8 58.7
1976 72 59.4
1977 72.5 60.1
1978 73.1 60.8
1979 73.4 61.5
1980 73.6 62.2
1981 74 62.8
1982 74.5 63.5
1983 74.4 64.1
1984 74.7 64.7
1985 74.4 65.3
1986 74.8 65.7
1987 74.8 66.3
1988 74.8 66.7
1989 75 67.1
1990 75 67.8
1991 75.4 68.2
1992 75.6 68.5
1993 75.9 68.8
1994 76.6 69.3
1995 76.6 69.6
1996 76.9 70
1997 77.1 70.3
1998 77.3 70.6
1999 77.5 70.8
2000 77.7 70.3
2001 78.1 69.8
2002 78.3 70.9
2003 78.5 71
2004 78.8 71.1
2005 79 72
2006 79.4 71.8
2007 79.4 72.1
2008 79.7 72.2
2009 79.8 72.3
2010 80 73.3
2011 80.4 73.6
2012 80.5 73.7
2013 80.9 74.1
2014 81.1 72.8
2015 81.4 74.6
2016 81.3 74.9
2017 81.5 75.2
2018 81.6 75.4
2019 81.9 75.8
2020 81.8 75
2021 81.8 73.9
2022 81.2 76.7
2023 81.9 65.2
2024 82.1 69.2
2025 82.2 73.1

Finland and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Palestine
Year Population
Finland Palestine
1960 4,429,634 -
1961 4,461,005 -
1962 4,491,443 -
1963 4,523,309 -
1964 4,548,543 -
1965 4,563,732 -
1966 4,580,869 -
1967 4,605,744 -
1968 4,626,469 -
1969 4,623,785 -
1970 4,606,307 -
1971 4,612,124 -
1972 4,639,657 -
1973 4,666,081 -
1974 4,690,574 -
1975 4,711,440 -
1976 4,725,664 -
1977 4,738,902 -
1978 4,752,528 -
1979 4,764,690 -
1980 4,779,535 -
1981 4,799,964 -
1982 4,826,933 -
1983 4,855,787 -
1984 4,881,803 -
1985 4,902,206 -
1986 4,918,154 -
1987 4,932,123 -
1988 4,946,481 -
1989 4,964,371 -
1990 4,986,431 1,978,248
1991 5,013,740 2,068,845
1992 5,041,992 2,163,591
1993 5,066,447 2,262,676
1994 5,088,333 2,366,298
1995 5,107,790 2,474,666
1996 5,124,573 2,587,997
1997 5,139,835 2,706,518
1998 5,153,498 2,776,568
1999 5,165,474 2,848,431
2000 5,176,209 2,922,153
2001 5,188,008 2,997,784
2002 5,200,598 3,075,373
2003 5,213,014 3,154,969
2004 5,228,172 3,236,626
2005 5,246,096 3,320,396
2006 5,266,268 3,406,334
2007 5,288,720 3,494,496
2008 5,313,399 3,591,977
2009 5,338,871 3,689,099
2010 5,363,352 3,786,161
2011 5,388,272 3,882,986
2012 5,413,971 3,979,998
2013 5,438,972 4,076,708
2014 5,461,512 4,173,398
2015 5,479,531 4,270,092
2016 5,495,303 4,367,088
2017 5,508,214 4,454,805
2018 5,515,525 4,569,087
2019 5,521,606 4,685,306
2020 5,529,543 4,803,269
2021 5,541,017 4,922,749
2022 5,556,106 5,043,612
2023 5,583,911 5,165,775
2024 5,637,214 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Finland and Palestine

Fertility rate
Finland

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Finland Palestine
1960 2.72 -
1961 2.72 -
1962 2.68 -
1963 2.68 -
1964 2.59 -
1965 2.48 -
1966 2.41 -
1967 2.32 -
1968 2.14 -
1969 1.93 -
1970 1.83 -
1971 1.68 -
1972 1.58 -
1973 1.49 -
1974 1.61 -
1975 1.68 -
1976 1.7 -
1977 1.68 -
1978 1.64 -
1979 1.64 -
1980 1.63 -
1981 1.64 -
1982 1.71 -
1983 1.74 -
1984 1.69 -
1985 1.64 -
1986 1.6 -
1987 1.59 -
1988 1.69 -
1989 1.71 -
1990 1.78 6.81
1991 1.79 6.75
1992 1.85 6.65
1993 1.81 6.5
1994 1.85 6.33
1995 1.81 6.16
1996 1.78 5.99
1997 1.75 5.82
1998 1.7 5.69
1999 1.73 5.58
2000 1.73 5.46
2001 1.73 5.34
2002 1.72 5.22
2003 1.76 5.06
2004 1.8 4.97
2005 1.8 4.87
2006 1.84 4.74
2007 1.83 4.63
2008 1.85 4.51
2009 1.86 4.44
2010 1.87 4.43
2011 1.83 4.31
2012 1.8 4.15
2013 1.75 4.05
2014 1.71 4
2015 1.65 3.98
2016 1.57 3.89
2017 1.49 3.77
2018 1.41 3.67
2019 1.35 3.59
2020 1.37 3.51
2021 1.46 3.44
2022 1.32 3.38
2023 1.26 3.31

Finland and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Finland Palestine
1960 28.4 -
1961 28.4 -
1962 28.5 -
1963 28.5 -
1964 28.6 -
1965 28.7 -
1966 28.8 -
1967 28.9 -
1968 29 -
1969 29.3 -
1970 29.6 -
1971 29.9 -
1972 30.1 -
1973 30.2 -
1974 30.4 -
1975 30.7 -
1976 31.2 -
1977 31.7 -
1978 32.1 -
1979 32.4 -
1980 32.8 -
1981 33.2 -
1982 33.5 -
1983 33.9 -
1984 34.3 -
1985 34.7 -
1986 35.1 -
1987 35.4 -
1988 35.8 -
1989 36.1 -
1990 36.4 15.4
1991 36.7 15.4
1992 37 15.4
1993 37.2 15.5
1994 37.5 15.5
1995 37.8 15.6
1996 38.1 15.7
1997 38.4 15.8
1998 38.7 15.9
1999 39 16
2000 39.4 16.2
2001 39.7 16.3
2002 40 16.5
2003 40.3 16.7
2004 40.6 16.9
2005 40.9 17.1
2006 41.2 17.4
2007 41.4 17.6
2008 41.6 17.9
2009 41.8 18.1
2010 41.9 18.4
2011 42.1 18.6
2012 42.2 18.9
2013 42.3 19.1
2014 42.4 19.4
2015 42.5 19.6
2016 42.6 19.8
2017 42.7 19.9
2018 42.8 20
2019 43 20.2
2020 43.2 20.3
2021 43.3 20.4
2022 43.5 20.6
2023 43.8 20.8
2024 44 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
77
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.5%
2023
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Finland Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Finland Palestine
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
96
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
175
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
97.9%
2024
English speaking
70.2%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Finland Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Finland Palestine
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
n/a

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