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Sweden

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Stockholm293,012 observations
Population
10.6M
world rank #92 / 217
GDP
669B
world rank #25 / 186
GDP / capita
63,362.5
world rank #19 / 185
Life expectancy
84.1
world rank #9 / 217

Governance

578 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile87.7#6Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile85.8#10Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile76.2#63Rule of Law0-100 percentile86.7#7
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,719 indicators
GDPcurrent US$669B#25GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $63,362.5#19GDP growth%1.5%#146Inflation%0.68%#26
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$208.33B#32Merchandise importscurrent US$200.98B#31Exports of goods & services% GDP53.2%#35Imports of goods & services% GDP51.1%#58
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,346 indicators
Life expectancyyears84.1#9Infant mortalityper 1k births2#5Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4Health spending% GDP11.2%#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,954 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross132%#3Education spending% GDP7.3%#10Primary enrollment% gross114.9%#13Tertiary enrollment% gross84%#13
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

419 indicators
Populationpeople10.6M#92Population growth%0.25%#157Urban population%89.1%#24Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#162
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

292 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%57.9%#37Forest area% land68.7%#18Electric power consumptionkWh per capita12,226.3#6
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

293 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.4,308.3#9Electricity from coal% of output0.21%#2
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

368 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area15.8%#96Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.5%#34Capture fisheries productiontonnes139,591.5#72
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

310 indicators
Agricultural land% land area7.3%#188Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,456.5#52Aquaculture productiontonnes10,062.5#84Food production index2014-16 = 100101.2#126
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

146 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people140.7#31Secure internet serversper 1M people55,097.3#24Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people7.5#88
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

483 indicators
Gini indexindex29.3#10Extreme poverty% pop0.8%#9Internet users% pop95.8%#4Homicide rateper 100k1.1#32
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

351 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-101.9#8Hazard & exposure0-102#15Vulnerability0-102.6#15
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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