Finland vs Sweden: Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation
Finland
2.0%
in 2025
Sweden
2.0%
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 40 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Finland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.