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Sweden vs Switzerland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Sweden
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Leads on 63 of 123 metrics
Switzerland
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Leads on 48 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Sweden and Switzerland: Sweden leads on Natural Gas Imports (764.50) against Switzerland (3.68); Sweden leads on Natural Gas Consumption (764.50) against Switzerland (3.71); Sweden leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (371,100) against Switzerland (7,345). Across 123 compared metrics, Sweden wins on 63 and Switzerland wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.77 %97.32 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)95.7 %97.34 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 96% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score88.13 points★83.98 points
Radios8.25★7.1
Televisions4.6★3.31
Waterways2,052★1,292

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country9.46B $★5.62B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars613.23B $1.03T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)25.36 %26.99 %★
Apple Import Volume72.31M tonnes★11.79M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)-0.5 %0.5 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.93 %2.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.9 % of GDP11.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index98★96.1
Electricity Consumption133.5★58.46
Electricity Exports26.0230.17★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants4267★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels22★18
Electricity from Other Renewables32★13
Electricity Imports14.2934.1★
Electricity Installed Capacity40.29★20.84
Electricity Production152.9★59.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)142.1 USD per capita★99.58 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.633.8★
Gross Fixed Investment18.220.6★
Gross National Saving28.933.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %1.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %1.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption764.5★3.71
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports764.5★3.68
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0NA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
Number of AI Patents Filed20 patents★11 patents
Oil Consumption351,100★242,700
Oil Exports243,200★9,851
Oil Imports546,500★272,700
Oil Production4,833★3,488
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people15.8 people★
Public Debt36.919.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD1.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption323,100★223,900
Refined Petroleum Products Exports371,100★7,345
Refined Petroleum Products Imports229,600★165,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production413,200★61,550
Remittances0.8★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.21★0.01
Robotics Research Funding3.6 USD★3.22 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.270.21★
Taxes and Other Revenues27.6★9
Top Exporting Countries327.88B USD675.81B USD★
Unemployment Rate8.6 %4.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.6 %★66.75 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.39M94,222★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions43.9633.31★
Population Distributionmost of the population lives in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populatedpopulation distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement
Protected Land Area for Adaptation16.13 sq km★12.62 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources174★53.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.04 %10.55 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)72.47193.06★
Agricultural land29,942.1 sq. km★14,840.06 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,218 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,323.51 cubic meters per inhabitant★368.47 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land510★494

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.5 %97.65 %★
Administrative Divisions2126★
Independence6★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.76 %★96.7 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.097.43★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.8★5.3
Health Care Spending per Capita8,358.89 USD12,698.68 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.7 % of GDP11.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km4.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★5 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.731.1★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.6 %19.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS11,000★17,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,00020,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.21 %56.83 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.75
Life expectancy at birth85.5 years86.21 years★
Median age of population40.43 years43.24 years★
Population Change39,473.4 persons★31,734.2 persons
Population density26.33 per sq. km★226.22 per sq. km
Total population10.71M persons★9.01M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.93★0.77
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★B
Birth Rate (%)10.56 %★10.01 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.3 %71.6 %★
Death Rate (%)9.63 %8.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.28M persons★1.91M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate5.7★5.15
Learning-adjusted years of school12.07 years★10.87 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother90 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.7 people★1.43 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74★178.42
Military Manpower at Military Age1920★
Military Service Age and Obligation18every Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, foll
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization69.58 %77.26 %★
Physician Density4.41 people/sq km4.48 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.51 %0.72 %★
Population living in slums0.29 %★0 %
Total deaths97,762.4 persons76,930.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)64.19 %77.1 %★
Total fertility rate1.33 per woman1.41 per woman★
Total net-migration47,088.2 persons★28,963.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.38 per live births★3.5 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.273★
Airports206★66
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel115★89
Heliports1152★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Current Bank Rate1.75 %★0 %

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