How much coast is there?

Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition) · Zambia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Zambia’s highest peak towers 230 m above Sweden’s.

Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition) · Zambia: 2,330 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Zambia has 2.1 times as many people as Sweden.

Sweden: 10.6 million (2025) · Zambia: 21.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Zambia is 13% more densely populated than Sweden.

Sweden: 26 per km² (2025) · Zambia: 29 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 22 years older than in Zambia.

Sweden: 39.9 years (2023) · Zambia: 17.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Zambia have 2.6 more children on average than in Sweden.

Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Zambia: 4.04 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 2.0% in Zambia.

Sweden: 20.9% (2025) · Zambia: 2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Zambia 0.0.

Sweden: 28.3 (2025) · Zambia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sweden and Zambia are practically level.

Sweden: 1 (2026) · Zambia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 23 times the size of Zambia’s.

Sweden: $669 billion (2025) · Zambia: $28.9 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 17 times as much per person as Zambia.

Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025) · Zambia: Int$4,379 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Zambia than in Sweden (Gini 22.2 points higher).

Sweden: 29.3 (2023) · Zambia: 51.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 5.9% in Zambia.

Sweden: 8.7% (2025) · Zambia: 5.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Zambia 1.3%.

Sweden: 2% (2024) · Zambia: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Zambia’s.

Sweden: 87% (2025) · Zambia: 30% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 82 times as much on health per person as Zambia.

Sweden: $6,485 (2024) · Zambia: $80 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Zambia is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Zambia: 34.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 14 times as many doctors per person as Zambia.

Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021) · Zambia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 10% in Zambia.

Sweden: 18.7% (2024) · Zambia: 10.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 14% in Zambia.

Sweden: 20.3% (2024) · Zambia: 14.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 3.15 points higher than in Zambia.

Sweden: 7.26 (2025) · Zambia: 4.11 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sweden drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Zambia.

Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023) · Zambia: 2.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Zambia.

Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023) · Zambia: 17.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 1,197 kcal more food per person per day than Zambia.

Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023) · Zambia: 2,170 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Zambia put in 768 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023) · Zambia: 2,200 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 5.3 years longer than in Zambia.

Sweden: 12.7 years (2023) · Zambia: 7.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Sweden welcomed 9.2 times as many tourists per resident as Zambia (2019).

Sweden: 0.63 (2022) · Zambia: 0.07 (2019)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 17% in Zambia.

Sweden: 96% (2025) · Zambia: 17% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 54% in Zambia.

Sweden: 100% (2024) · Zambia: 53.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 46% in Zambia.

Sweden: 89% (2025) · Zambia: 46% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Zambia 109.

Sweden: 141 (2024) · Zambia: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 7.8 times as long as Zambia’s.

Sweden: 9,714 km (2021) · Zambia: 1,248 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 126 times as many passengers per resident as those from Zambia.

Sweden: 1.85 (2023) · Zambia: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 60% of Zambia.

Sweden: 68.7% (2023) · Zambia: 59.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sweden emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Zambia.

Sweden: 3.6 t (2024) · Zambia: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Zambia’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.

Sweden: 71.2% (2025) · Zambia: 87.5% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Zambia carries 4.5 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Zambia: 25.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Zambia as in Sweden.

Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Zambia: 5.2 per 100k (2015)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Zambia are 8.1 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021) · Zambia: 17.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Zambia is on average 18.0 °C warmer than Sweden.

Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Zambia: 22.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Zambia gets 39% more rain than Sweden.

Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Zambia: 1,116 mm (2016–2025 avg)