Sweden
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Continent
- Europe
More Europe quizzes - Land neighbours
- Finland, Norway
- Population
- 10,596,620 (2025)
- Total area
- 450,020 km² (Statistics Sweden)
- Centre of main landmass
- 62.4° N, 16.2° E
Sweden at a glance
Sweden is a country in Europe. Its capital is Stockholm. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Finland and Norway.
Flag of Sweden
Sweden’s flag is drawn in the proportions 5:8 (height to width), like 4 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Nauru, Palau, Kosovo and Somalia.
Sweden in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 10,596,620 | 92ndof 195 | 14thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · Statistics Sweden | 450,020 km² | 55thof 194 | 5thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $669B | 25thof 182 | 12thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $63,133 | 12thof 182 | 8thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 84.1 years | 7thof 195 | 6thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.43 | 154thof 195 | 18thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $6,206 | 14thof 191 | 12thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 89.1% | 22ndof 195 | 7thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 95.5% | 24thof 180 | 13thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 68.7% | 17thof 191 | 2ndof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.57 t | 72ndof 181 | 32ndof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Sweden compared with its neighbours
Quizzes featuring Sweden
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Sweden · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Total area: Statistics Sweden · Official total, used instead of the World Bank figure, which also counts coastal or internal sea waters.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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