Finland vs France: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age
Finland
35.6%
in 2025
France
33.8%
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
France rank
3rd
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 35.6% against 33.8% in France, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was France ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and France ranks 3rd of 22 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.1% | 34.8% | 2.6% | France |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 33.3% | 0.4% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 35.6% against 33.8% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age between Finland and France?
- 1.8%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Finland ranks 1st and France ranks 3rd of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.