Canada vs Finland: Prosperity gap
Canada
0.6536
in 2022
Finland
0.6812
in 2023
Canada rank
111th
Finland rank
108th
Prosperity gap over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.6812 against 0.6536 in Canada, a difference of 0.0276.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 111th and Finland ranks 108th of 120 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 | 0.8304 | 0.3715 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 0.7724 | 0.8613 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7435 | 0.6787 | 0.0648 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.6521 | 0.6146 | 0.0375 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5924 | 0.5707 | 0.0217 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Canada or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.6812 against 0.6536 in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Canada and Finland?
- 0.0276, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Canada ranks 111th and Finland ranks 108th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.