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Netherlands vs Sweden

This page compares Netherlands 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 Netherlands Sweden Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.60 8.60 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.20 9.30 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 1.32M 871,967.00 Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.68 50.37 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 4.36 11.14 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 64.15 51.86 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.60 82.60 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.98 0.57 Compare →
Population, male 8.94M 5.32M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 11.60M 6.58M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 31.79 33.32 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 19.22 19.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 64.48 62.27 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.72M 1.03M Compare →
Urban population 17.21M 9.39M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 43.63 32.91 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.32 49.63 Compare →
Rural population 784,579.00 1.18M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 3.69M 2.19M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.30 27.28 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 65.29 63.35 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 14.57 16.62 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 89.85 90.82 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 83.40 85.60 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.43 1.43 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 95.64 88.86 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 2.70M 1.80M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 21.76 22.21 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.42 94.17 Compare →
Population, total 17.99M 10.57M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 55.09 60.60 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.65 0.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 63.67 61.17 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 15.49 17.35 Compare →
Population, female 9.05M 5.25M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 1.97M 1.16M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 5.77M 3.21M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 81.97 84.06 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 1.38M 923,380.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.75 1.70 Compare →
Net migration 104,681.00 47,079.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 5.84M 3.37M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 20.50 20.75 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 15.03 16.99 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 16.20 21.40 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Netherlands Sweden Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 530.95 25.87 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Netherlands Sweden Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 41,540.00 528,660.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 13,703.95 3,860.99 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 39.68 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.