Sweden vs Canada

Sweden
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Stockholm
Population
10.6M
GDP
$604.8B
Canada
North America
High income
Capital: Ottawa
Population
41.3M
GDP
$2.2T

POP 3.9x GDP 3.7x LE 2.0 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Sweden vs Canada

Net Migration86.4%Population Density82.4%CO2 Emissions Per Capita74.5%Population74.4%GDP (Current USD)73%Maternal Mortality Ratio66.7%Renewable Energy Consump…58.9%Infant Mortality Rate57.4%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Sweden HIC vs Canada HIC).

Demographics: Population Density (Sweden, 82% spread)

Indicator Sweden Canada Year
Population Density 25.9 4.6 2023
Population 10.6M 41.3M 2024

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

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Canada, 73% spread)

Indicator Sweden Canada Year
GDP (Current USD) $604.8B $2.2T 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $30.7B $63.1B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 106.0% 65.1% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 1.0% 1.6% 2024

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Sweden, 67% spread)

Indicator Sweden Canada Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 4 12 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 2.0 4.7 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 2.4 5.4 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.4 2.8 2021

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

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Sweden, 33% spread)

Indicator Sweden Canada Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.3% 4.9% 2022
School Enrollment (Secondary) 132.0% 104.3% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 114.9% 95.0% 2024

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

Environment: CO2 Emissions Per Capita (Sweden, 74% spread)

Indicator Sweden Canada Year
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 3.6 14.0 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 57.9% 23.8% 2021
Forest Area 68.7% 39.5% 2023

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Sweden, 33% spread)

Indicator Sweden Canada Year
Mobile Subscriptions 140.7 94.1 2024

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

Social: Net Migration (Canada, 86% spread)

Indicator Sweden Canada Year
Net Migration 50.1K 368.6K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.8% 0.3% 2023
Intentional Homicides 1.1 2.0 2023

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

How to read this Sweden vs Canada comparison

Sweden (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Canada (HIC, North America) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 3.9x smaller (10.6M vs 41.3M) and total GDP is 3.7x smaller ($604.8B vs $2.2T). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~86% relative spread) across 45 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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