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Ireland vs Sweden

This page compares Ireland 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 Ireland Sweden Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.50 8.60 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 10.00 9.30 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 488,959.00 871,967.00 Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.50 50.37 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 35.65 11.14 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 72.80 51.86 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.40 82.60 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 1.93 0.57 Compare →
Population, male 2.67M 5.32M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 3.54M 6.58M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 24.24 33.32 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 15.09 19.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 65.55 62.27 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 403,107.00 1.03M Compare →
Urban population 3.47M 9.39M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 44.09 32.91 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.50 49.63 Compare →
Rural population 1.92M 1.18M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 857,503.00 2.19M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 28.31 27.28 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 65.73 63.35 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 17.94 16.62 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 89.25 90.82 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.70 85.60 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.47 1.43 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 64.35 88.86 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 1.00M 1.80M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 16.68 22.21 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.41 94.17 Compare →
Population, total 5.40M 10.57M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 52.55 60.60 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.57 0.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 65.38 61.17 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 19.18 17.35 Compare →
Population, female 2.72M 5.25M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 454,396.00 1.16M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 1.78M 3.21M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.01 84.06 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 512,256.00 923,380.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 4.01 1.70 Compare →
Net migration 35,417.00 47,079.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 1.76M 3.37M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 15.89 20.75 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 18.56 16.99 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 23.10 21.40 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Ireland Sweden Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 77.10 25.87 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Ireland Sweden Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 70,280.00 528,660.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 1,358.49 3,860.99 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 1.97 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.