This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for the United Kingdom and Sweden. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
General information
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Northern Europe | Northern Europe |
| Area: | 243,610 km² | 447,430 km² |
| Official language: | English | Swedish |
| Government form: | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital: | London | Stockholm |
Population
Details for the United Kingdom and Sweden
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 68,350,000 | 10,537,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 280.6 | 23.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 80 years | Ø 82 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 84 years | Ø 85 years |
| Average age: | Ø 40.8 years | Ø 41.1 years |
| Birth rate: | 10.10 ‰ | 11.00 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 9.10 ‰ | 9.00 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 2.43 ‰ | 3.80 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 75 | 83 |
| Civil rights: | 90 | 99 |
| Health: | 79 | 86 |
| Climate: | 25 | 33 |
| Cost of Living: | 42 | 54 |
| Popularity: | 60 | 59 |
Economy
Details for the United Kingdom and Sweden
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Sterling pound (1 GBP = 100 Pence) | Swedish krone (1 SEK =100 Öre) |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.1 % | 7.6 % |
| Inflation rate: | 6.79 % | 8.55 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 92.88 % | 82.41 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 30.60 % | 49.10 % |
| Average income: | 47,800 US$ | 61,650 US$ |
| Average wage: | 51,559 US$ | 49,070 US$ |
| Central government debt (% of GDP): | 100.75 % | 37.03 % |
| General government debt (% of GDP): | 101.36 % | 31.20 % |
| Corruption index: | 29 (good) | 18 (good) |
| GBR: total | per 1000 inh. | SWE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 3,340,032 M US$ | 48.87 M US$ | 593,268 M US$ | 56.31 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 3,266,990 M US$ | 47.80 M US$ | 649,620 M US$ | 61.65 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 1,074,781 M US$ | 15.72 M US$ | 324,073 M US$ | 30.76 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,116,420 M US$ | 16.33 M US$ | 296,796 M US$ | 28.17 M US$ |
| Budget deficit: | 63,092 M US$ | 0.92 M US$ | 3,802 M US$ | 0.36 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for the United Kingdom and Sweden
| GBR: total | per 1000 inh. | SWE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 416,461 km | 6.09 km | 197,964 km | 18.79 km |
| Railways: | 16,390 km | 0.24 km | 10,912 km | 1.04 km |
| Waterways: | 1,050 km | 0.02 km | 2,052 km | 0.19 km |
| Passenger airports: | 102 | 0.0015 | 48 | 0.0046 |
Energy balance
Details for the United Kingdom and Sweden
| GBR: total | per 1000 inh. | SWE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: | 972,535.2 GWh | 14,228.75 MWh | 461,704.6 GWh | 43,818.99 MWh |
| Energy consumption: | 287,128.0 GWh | 4,200.85 MWh | 129,934.0 GWh | 12,331.64 MWh |
| Energy production: | 318,595.0 GWh | 4,661.23 MWh | 173,753.0 GWh | 16,490.37 MWh |
| Energy export: | 20,793.0 GWh | 304.21 MWh | 39,064.0 GWh | 3,707.45 MWh |
| Energy imports: | 15,451.0 GWh | 226.06 MWh | 6,177.0 GWh | 586.24 MWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 308.65 m t | 4,515.73 t | 33.58 m t | 3,186.61 t |
Telecommunication
Details for the United Kingdom and Sweden
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +44 | +46 |
| Internet domain: | .uk | .se |
| GBR total | GBR per 1000 inh. | SWE total | SWE per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 29,798,000 | 436 | 1,261,073 | 120 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 81,563,700 | 1193 | 13,194,189 | 1252 |
| Internet users: | 66,080,942 | 967 | 10,010,823 | 950 |
| Broadband Internet: | 28,006,000 | 410 | 4,262,322 | 405 |
Healthcare system
Details for the United Kingdom and Sweden
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 2.46 | 2.14 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.17 | 7.06 |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.08 ‰ | 0.04 ‰ |
| Diabetes: | 6.3 % | 5.0 % |
| Smokers: | 15.4 % | 24.0 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.
The data for each country can be found here: United Kingdom and Sweden
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 12.9 °C | 10.0 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 6.8 °C | 2.3 °C |
| Water temperature: | 10.0 °C | 7.8 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 85 % | 80 % |
| Rain days: | 12.7 | 9.5 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 3.7 | 5.2 |
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
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Native languages
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | 97.3 % | n/a |
| Swedish: | n/a | 89.5 % |
| Finnish: | n/a | 3.1 % |
| Kymri: | 0.9 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | n/a | 0.8 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Norwegian: | n/a | 0.5 % |
| Gaelic: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 1.7 % | 5.5 % |
Religions
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| State religion: | England: Church of England (Anglican), Scotland: Church of Scotland (Calvinist) | none |
| Christianity: | 35.6 % | 87.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | 52.0 % | n/a |
| Islam: | 6.7 % | n/a |
| Hinduism: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Judaism: | 0.4 % | 0.2 % |
| Sikhism: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| other: | 3.7 % | 12.8 % |
Data inventory and updates
A country comparison like this can be based on several hundred individual data items from dozens of different sources. All data are based on the most recent data available to us. Most of them refer to the previous year and are updated around March of the following year. If a country has not yet published data for the most recent or penultimate year, we present the most recent official data. Updates are made on an ongoing basis depending on the subject area or source, so there is no single "cutoff date" for this comparison. Sources for almost all data can be found on our respective country pages.
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