Prosperity gap in Finland
Finland: Prosperity gap was 0.6812 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Finland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, prosperity gap in Finland stood at 0.6812.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Finland peaked at 0.8304 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.5462, in 2021.
Finland ranks 108th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8304 | 0.8304 | 0.8304 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7724 | 0.7454 | 0.7994 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6787 | 0.6263 | 0.7373 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6146 | 0.5834 | 0.6415 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5983 | 0.5462 | 0.6812 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Spring temperature anomalies 5.45 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.52 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -5.24 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.9 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Finland?
- Prosperity gap in Finland was 0.6812 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8304 in 1987.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5462 in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for prosperity gap?
- Finland ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.