Türkiye’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Sweden’s

Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 3,037 m above Sweden’s

Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 7.3% of Sweden

Sweden: 7.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 8.1 times as many people as Sweden

Sweden: 10.6 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 4.3 times as densely populated as Sweden

Sweden: 26 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Sweden is 7.4 years older than in Türkiye

Sweden: 39.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Türkiye have 0.1 more children on average than in Sweden

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

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Sweden: 20.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Sweden

Sweden: 13.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Sweden: 28.3 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Sweden and Türkiye are practically level

Sweden: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Sweden’s

Sweden: $669 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Sweden produces 60% more per person than Türkiye

Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Sweden (Gini 14.4 points higher)

Sweden: 29.3 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

0.8% of people in Sweden live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Sweden: 0.8% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Sweden and Türkiye are practically level

Sweden: 8.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Sweden spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

Sweden: 2.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Sweden’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Türkiye’s 18%

Sweden: 27.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Türkiye’s

Sweden: 87% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Sweden spends 12 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Sweden: $6,485 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden

Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Sweden has 2 times as many doctors per person as Türkiye

Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Türkiye has 61% more hospital beds per person than Sweden

Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Sweden is 3.4 times that in Türkiye

Sweden: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 19% in Sweden

Sweden: 18.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 20% in Sweden

Sweden: 20.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Sweden rate their lives 1.96 points higher than in Türkiye

Sweden: 7.26 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Sweden drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Sweden has 38% more meat per person than Türkiye

Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 525 kcal more food per person per day than Sweden

Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 316 more hours a year than in Sweden

Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Sweden went to school 3.8 years longer than in Türkiye

Sweden: 12.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Sweden welcomed 6% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019)

Sweden: 0.63 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 7 more World Heritage sites than Sweden (22 against 15)

Sweden: 15 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Sweden has won 709 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Sweden: 709 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Sweden: 96% (2025) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Sweden is 21% faster than in Türkiye

Sweden: 248 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Sweden and Türkiye are practically level

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

Türkiye and Sweden are practically level

Sweden: 89% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Sweden: 141 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 9% longer than Sweden’s

Sweden: 9,714 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Sweden fly 26% more passengers per resident than those from Türkiye

Sweden: 1.85 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 29% of Türkiye

Sweden: 68.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Türkiye emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in Sweden

Sweden: 3.6 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Sweden: 71.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 4.5 times as much fine dust as in Sweden

Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Sweden

Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 3.4 times as deadly as in Sweden

Sweden: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 8.3 °C warmer than Sweden

Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Sweden gets 18% more rain than Türkiye

Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)