Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside India 6.2 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Sweden’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,486 m above Sweden’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 138 times as many people as Sweden.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 19 times as densely populated as Sweden.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 14.0 cm taller than in India.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 11.5 cm taller than in India.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 12 years older than in India.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Sweden.
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Sweden 1.
India: 3 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 5.9 times the size of Sweden’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 6.2 times as much per person as India.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sweden than in India (Gini 3.8 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 4.2% in India.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Sweden are practically level.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 3.8× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 77 times as much on health per person as India.
India: $85 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 12 years longer than in India.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as India.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 2.72 points higher than in India.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 66% more alcohol than in India.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 8.4 times as much meat per person as India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 698 kcal more food per person per day than India.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 951 more hours a year than in Sweden.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 5.9 years longer than in India.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 93 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 70% in India.
India: 70% (2025) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Sweden and India are practically level.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 36% in India.
India: 36% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 7 times as long as Sweden’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 25% of India.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in India.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 7.8 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Sweden.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 7 times as deadly as in Sweden.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 20.1 °C warmer than Sweden.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 58% more rain than Sweden.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Sweden?
India is larger. Sweden fits inside India 6.2 times.
Which has more people, India or Sweden?
India has 138 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 12 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in India or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 14.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
