Finland vs Sweden: Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income

Finland
2.17 Factor of GDP per capita
in 2024
Sweden
1.99 Factor of GDP per capita
in 2025
Finland rank
9th
Sweden rank
11th

Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
00.511.52199520102025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita against 1.99 Factor of GDP per capita in Sweden, a difference of 0.18 Factor of GDP per capita.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 15 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 2.06 Factor of GDP per capita 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita 0.1067 Factor of GDP per capita Sweden
2020s 2.1 Factor of GDP per capita 2.04 Factor of GDP per capita 0.06 Factor of GDP per capita Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remuneration of health professionals — annual income, Finland or Sweden?
Finland, at 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita against 1.99 Factor of GDP per capita in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in remuneration of health professionals — annual income between Finland and Sweden?
0.18 Factor of GDP per capita, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for remuneration of health professionals — annual income?
Finland ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 15 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income
Unit
Factor of GDP per capita
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
21 places, 378 data points, 1988–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the remuneration of health professionals by category (ie. general practitioners, specialists, and hospital nurses) and by status (ie. salaried and self-employed). General practice includes fully-qualified general practitioners (GPs). Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Specialists include fully-qualified physicians who have specialised and work primarily in areas other than general practice. Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Salaried hospital nurses include registered nurses actively practising in public and private hospitals and who receive most of their income via a salary. Salaried: Employees and who receive most of their income via a salary. Self-employed: Physicians who are primarily non-salaried. That is, they are either self-employed, or operate independently, usually receiving (mainly) either capitation or fee-for-service reimbursement. For physicians who are both salaried and operate in a self-employed or independent capacity, they are presented in the category under which they receive the majority of their compensation. Remuneration is defined as the average gross annual income, including social security contributions and income taxes payable by the employee. NOTE: Average salaries for healthcare professionals are now converted to USD PPPs using PPPs for private consumption to bring them in line with average earnings calculations across the OECD. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.