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Finland vs Sweden

This page compares Finland and Sweden across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator Finland Sweden Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 10.40 8.60 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.80 9.30 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 401,783.00 871,967.00 Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.43 50.37 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 25.74 11.14 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 80.36 51.86 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 79.80 82.60 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.99 0.57 Compare →
Population, male 2.78M 5.32M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 3.45M 6.58M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 38.88 33.32 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 21.41 19.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 61.47 62.27 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 594,798.00 1.03M Compare →
Urban population 4.17M 9.39M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 40.62 32.91 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.57 49.63 Compare →
Rural population 1.45M 1.18M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.34M 2.19M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.81 27.28 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 63.45 63.35 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 14.14 16.62 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 86.64 90.82 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.00 85.60 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.25 1.43 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 74.26 88.86 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 822,372.00 1.80M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 26.33 22.21 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.41 94.17 Compare →
Population, total 5.62M 10.57M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 62.68 60.60 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.64 0.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 59.54 61.17 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 15.14 17.35 Compare →
Population, female 2.84M 5.25M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 748,206.00 1.16M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 1.69M 3.21M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.34 84.06 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 420,589.00 923,380.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 2.99 1.70 Compare →
Net migration 18,246.00 47,079.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 1.76M 3.37M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 23.90 20.75 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 14.63 16.99 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 9.20 21.40 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Finland Sweden Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 18.37 25.87 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Finland Sweden Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 338,480.00 528,660.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 3,584.61 3,860.99 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 1.18 0.93 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.