Finland vs World: Inland waters — Area, per capita
Finland
0.0006 1000 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Finland rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Inland waters — Area, per capita over time
- Finland
- World
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0006 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 11.3 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 140 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Finland or World?
- Finland, at 0.0006 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between Finland and World?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Finland and World rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
- Finland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.