How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 4.7 times as long as Sweden’s.

New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sweden’s highest peak towers 2,070 m above New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sweden has 2 times as many people as New Zealand.

New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sweden is 29% more densely populated than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 2.6 years older than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in New Zealand have 0.1 more children on average than in Sweden.

New Zealand: 1.57 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 New Zealand.

New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, New Zealand 5.6.

New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Sweden 1.

New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 2.5 times the size of New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 26% more per person than New Zealand.

New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

New Zealand: no data · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden and New Zealand are nearly identical here.

New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 29% more on health per person than New Zealand.

New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in New Zealand is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 22% more doctors per person than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.

New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 2% more alcohol than in Sweden.

New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 16% more meat per person than Sweden.

New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 245 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in New Zealand put in 276 more hours a year than in Sweden.

New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 0.14 years longer than in Sweden.

New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sweden welcomed 5% more tourists per resident than New Zealand (2019).

New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 94% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

New Zealand and Sweden are practically level.

New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 84% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, New Zealand 130.

New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 53% more passengers per resident than those from Sweden.

New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 38% of New Zealand.

New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 73% more CO₂ than someone in Sweden.

New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.

New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in New Zealand carries 23% more fine dust than in Sweden.

New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 27% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Sweden.

New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in New Zealand are 3.1 times as deadly as in Sweden.

New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

New Zealand is on average 6.8 °C warmer than Sweden.

New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

New Zealand gets 2 times as much rain as Sweden.

New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)