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Sweden

At a glance

  • Sweden has a population of about 10.6M; its total GDP of $669B ranks #25 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 528,660 km² is about 2.7× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Tourism receipts stands out most against the median: $10.7B — rank #21 of 165 countries with data.

Where Sweden stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Sweden at 10.6M, rank #92, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Sweden · 10.6M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Sweden at $669B, rank #25, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Sweden · $669B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Sweden at $63,133, rank #11, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Sweden · $63,133

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Sweden at 84.1 years, rank #3, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Sweden · 84.1 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Sweden: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 10.6M (2025) +19% #92 / 169 median 11.5M · 92%
Population growth 0.3% (2025) −22% #133 / 169 median 1.1% · 23%
Urban population share 89.1% (2025) +6% #17 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.4×
Population aged 65+ 20.9% (2025) +22% #22 / 169 median 7.4% · 2.8×
Fertility rate 1.4 (2024) −13% #135 / 169 median 2.1 · 68%
Birth rate 9.3‰ (2024) −13% #134 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 58%
Death rate 8.6‰ (2024) −19% #55 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.2×
Net migration 47.1K (2025) +50% #22 / 169 N/A
Surface area 528,660 km² (2023) #51 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 2.7×
Population density derived 20.0/km² (2025) +19% #138 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 27%
Economy
GDP (total) $669B (2025) +150% #25 / 168 median $80.7B · 8.3×
GDP per capita $63,133 (2025) +111% #11 / 168 median $6,834 · 9.2×
GNI per capita $63,010 (2025) +116% #11 / 168 median $6,350 · 9.9×
GDP growth (annual) 1.5% (2025) −32% #124 / 168 median 3.1% · 50%
Inflation rate 0.7% (2025) −69% #139 / 162 median 3.3% · 21%
Unemployment rate 8.7% (2025) +75% #42 / 168 median 5.1% · 1.7×
Gini index 29.3 (2023) +12% #129 / 153 median 35.3 · 83%
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 0.8% (2023) +700% #104 / 153 median 2.5% · 32%
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 53.2% (2025) +29% #38 / 163 median 35.0% · 1.5×
Imports share of GDP 51.1% (2025) +42% #60 / 163 median 40.2% · 1.3×
Agriculture share of GDP 1.5% (2025) −14% #143 / 168 median 7.2% · 21%
Manufacturing share of GDP 12.5% (2025) −33% #70 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.1×
International tourist arrivals 2M (2020) −54% #62 / 162 median 1.1M · 1.7×
Tourism receipts $10.7B (2010) +88% #21 / 165 median $705M · 15×
Health & education
Life expectancy 84.1 years (2024) +5% #3 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.1×
Infant mortality 2.0‰ (2024) −39% #159 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 15%
Under-five mortality 2.4‰ (2024) −40% #162 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 15%
DPT immunization 96.0% (2024) −3% #43 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Hospital beds 1.9 per 1,000 (2022) −39% #91 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 94%
Health spending share of GDP 11.2% (2024) +37% #11 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.7×
Secondary school enrollment 132.0% (2024) −8% #5 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.5×
Education spending share of GDP 7.3% (2022) +6% #9 / 165 median 4.1% · 1.8×
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.959 (2023) +4% #6 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.3×
Internet users 95.8% (2025) +36% #17 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.2×
Mobile subscriptions 140.7 per 100 (2024) +58% #28 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.2×
Fixed broadband 40.6 per 100 (2024) +332% #16 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 3.4×
Electricity access 100.0% (2024) +0% #69 / 169 median 99.9% · 1.0×
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 3.6 t (2024) −46% #71 / 165 median 2.6 t · 1.4×
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 37.8 Mt (2024) −36% #60 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 1.8×
Renewable electricity share 67.4% (2021) +39% #43 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.0×
Renewable energy consumption 57.9% (2021) +61% #40 / 169 median 26.9% · 2.2×
Forest area 68.7% (2023) −1% #13 / 169 median 32.4% · 2.1×
Agricultural land 7.3% (2023) −5% #155 / 169 median 41.7% · 18%
Arable land 6.2% (2023) −5% #110 / 168 median 11.0% · 56%
PM2.5 exposure 5.3 µg/m³ (2023) −45% #165 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 27%
Military spending 2.0% (2024) +23% #66 / 157 median 1.8% · 1.1×

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Sweden's true-shape outline

Sweden's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 528,660 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).