Australia vs Sweden

Australia
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Canberra
Population
27.2M
GDP
$1.8T
Sweden
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Stockholm
Population
10.6M
GDP
$604.8B

POP 2.6x GDP 2.9x LE 1.0 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Australia vs Sweden

Population Density86.6%Renewable Energy Consump…78.8%CO2 Emissions Per Capita74.7%Forest Area74.6%GDP (Current USD)65.6%Net Migration63.8%Population61.1%Trade (% of GDP)55.5%
MID pair: Population Density is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Sweden, 87% spread)

Indicator Australia Sweden Year
Population Density 3.5 25.9 2023
Population 27.2M 10.6M 2024

5 closer demographics rows sit on the Australia and Sweden profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Australia, 66% spread)

Indicator Australia Sweden Year
GDP (Current USD) $1.8T $604.8B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 47.1% 106.0% 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.9% 8.4% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $53.4B $30.7B 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Australia and Sweden profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Australia, 50% spread)

Indicator Australia Sweden Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 2 4 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 3.1 2.0 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 3.6 2.4 2024

4 closer health rows sit on the Australia and Sweden profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Sweden, 31% spread)

Indicator Australia Sweden Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.1% 7.3% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 108.4% 84.0% 2024

2 closer education rows sit on the Australia and Sweden profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Sweden, 79% spread)

Indicator Australia Sweden Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 12.3% 57.9% 2021
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 14.1 3.6 2024
Forest Area 17.4% 68.7% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 2.4% 1.5% 2022

1 closer environment rows sit on the Australia and Sweden profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Sweden, 20% spread)

Indicator Australia Sweden Year
Mobile Subscriptions 112.6 140.7 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Australia and Sweden profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Australia, 64% spread)

Indicator Australia Sweden Year
Net Migration 138.5K 50.1K 2024
Intentional Homicides 0.9 1.1 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.0% 0.8% 2020

3 closer social rows sit on the Australia and Sweden profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Australia vs Sweden comparison

Australia (HIC) and Sweden (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 2.6x larger; GDP is 2.9x larger. Open with Population Density (~87%) before the 8-topic tables (46 rows). East Asia & Pacific vs Europe & Central Asia; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

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Australia vs Sweden figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · MID scale band.