How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 8 times as long as Sweden’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Australia’s highest peak towers 128 m above Sweden’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 2.6 times as many people as Sweden.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sweden is 7.2 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 2.2 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.1 more children on average than in Sweden.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Australia 3.6.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Sweden are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Sweden’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden and Australia are nearly identical here.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Sweden (Gini 4.5 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sweden and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Sweden’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 8% more on health per person than Sweden.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Australia is 55% more likely to die before turning one than in Sweden.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 8% more doctors per person than Australia.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Australia.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 21% more alcohol than in Sweden.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 71% more meat per person than Sweden.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 195 kcal more food per person per day than Sweden.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Australia put in 180 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 0.13 years longer than in Sweden.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

How many people are online?

Australia and Sweden are practically level.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Sweden are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 88% in Australia.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Sweden’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 35% more passengers per resident than those from Sweden.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sweden.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sweden carries 6% more fine dust than in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 34% more likely to be murdered in Sweden than in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Australia are 2.1 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 18.1 °C warmer than Sweden.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sweden gets 79% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)