Country comparison
Sweden vs Denmark
Sweden is 12× the size of Denmark. Sweden has 1.8× the population of Denmark. Denmark has 1.2× the GDP per capita of Sweden.
Side by side
| Sweden | Category | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 528,860 km² more | Area (2024) Sweden: 12× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 42,920 km² |
| 10.6 million more | Population (2025) Sweden: 1.8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 6 million |
| 26 people/km² | Population density (2024) Denmark: 5.8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 149 people/km² |
| US$ 63,133 | GDP per capita (2025) Denmark: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 76,970 more |
| 84.1 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 82.3 years |
| 96% | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 100% more |
| 39.9 years | Median age (2023) Our World in Data (CC BY 3.0 IGO) | 41.2 years |
| 1.43 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.47 births per woman |
| 3.6 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Denmark: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 4.3 t |
| 101 more | Castles, fortresses and palaces Sweden: 2.7× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 37 |
| 1 | Ghost stories | 1 |
| 2 | UFO cases | – |
| 46 | VPN providers with servers in the country VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 44 |
| Swedish | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Danish |
| Swedish krona (SEK) | Currency ISO 4217 | Danish krone (DKK) |
| Type C, F · 230 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C, F | Type C, E, F, K · 230 V |
| UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 3.0 IGO), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-05); details and licences on the map pages.