valtioittain

Valtioittain is a Finnish tilastollinen adverbi that means data or analysis are presented or aggregated by state. It refers to organizing information according to sovereign states or state-level subdivisions within a federation. The term is most commonly found in formal statistical, academic, and governmental contexts, where comparisons or summaries are made at the level of individual states rather than at regional or municipal levels.

Usage of valtioittain occurs when researchers or institutions report figures such as GDP, population, health indicators, or education statistics for each state. For example, one might encounter phrases like “valtiokohtainen tuloserä” or “valtiokohtaiset tilastot,” and in English translations “state-by-state,” “state-level,” or “by state.” It is appropriate in analyses involving federations (for example, the United States, Germany with its states, or Australia), or in datasets that distinguish subnational units within a larger polity.

Etymology and nuance: valtioittain is formed from valtio (state) plus the suffix -ittain, which creates an adverb indicating division or grouping by the stated unit. In Finland, valstioittain data is generally considered formal and technical; in everyday language, terms like maittain (by country) or alueittain (by region) may be preferred depending on the analyzed level.

In summary, valtioittain denotes state-level categorization in data reporting and analysis, serving as a precise term for subnational comparisons in fédéral or state-structured contexts.