Finland vs Ireland: Perceived health status
Perceived health status over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 6.2 Percentage of population in the same age against 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age in Ireland, a difference of 0.7 Percentage of population in the same age.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 28 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.88 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.12 Percentage of population in the same age | 5.77 Percentage of population in the same age | Finland |
| 2010s | 6.33 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.39 Percentage of population in the same age | 2.94 Percentage of population in the same age | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.23 Percentage of population in the same age | 4.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 1.43 Percentage of population in the same age | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher perceived health status, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 6.2 Percentage of population in the same age against 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in perceived health status between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.7 Percentage of population in the same age, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for perceived health status?
- Finland ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Perceived health status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.