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Sweden vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sweden has a population of 10.6M (ranked 93/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Sweden's land area is 157,248 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 58th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Sweden Vanuatu
Population
10654722
341110
Population rank 93/197 174/197
GDP
$610B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 25/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$57,723
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 15/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,030
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$199B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.7%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$18,842
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 32/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$40,075
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
157,248 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.45
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
41.1 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Sweden and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Sweden and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Sweden

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Sweden Vanuatu
1960 $15,930,258,332 -
1961 $17,329,819,494 -
1962 $18,794,282,717 -
1963 $20,342,365,392 -
1964 $22,685,750,575 -
1965 $24,964,233,891 -
1966 $27,155,028,520 -
1967 $29,475,219,787 -
1968 $31,278,230,634 -
1969 $33,967,691,454 -
1970 $38,037,663,342 -
1971 $41,506,627,519 -
1972 $48,883,734,672 -
1973 $59,319,523,962 -
1974 $65,918,391,224 -
1975 $82,766,182,746 -
1976 $89,233,541,404 -
1977 $94,332,865,494 -
1978 $104,292,130,796 -
1979 $123,208,942,175 $119,258,835
1980 $141,887,695,763 $121,185,498
1981 $129,500,408,224 $113,781,796
1982 $114,216,043,040 $114,501,913
1983 $104,863,313,508 $117,389,554
1984 $109,044,297,251 $144,482,515
1985 $113,959,392,485 $131,856,421
1986 $150,281,594,980 $126,498,935
1987 $182,746,413,791 $139,464,174
1988 $206,688,963,474 $158,351,368
1989 $217,634,838,449 $154,013,202
1990 $261,469,578,631 $168,879,207
1991 $273,834,608,020 $201,334,169
1992 $283,912,173,667 $209,088,825
1993 $212,647,043,708 $200,491,853
1994 $228,701,658,891 $233,701,301
1995 $267,052,836,695 $249,333,250
1996 $291,952,430,659 $261,370,044
1997 $268,251,974,486 $272,771,209
1998 $270,889,570,938 $262,293,411
1999 $274,320,415,376 $268,006,973
2000 $262,905,197,442 $272,014,628
2001 $242,499,249,693 $257,926,882
2002 $267,373,345,247 $262,596,536
2003 $334,074,051,173 $314,471,413
2004 $384,547,211,147 $364,996,869
2005 $391,690,329,314 $394,962,433
2006 $422,530,427,476 $439,358,587
2007 $490,050,156,833 $516,392,923
2008 $514,616,528,349 $590,748,429
2009 $434,313,804,907 $592,622,319
2010 $492,753,255,886 $670,712,980
2011 $570,541,353,129 $770,153,588
2012 $549,742,183,874 $747,839,698
2013 $584,128,116,410 $758,304,466
2014 $577,730,245,154 $773,717,011
2015 $501,698,263,621 $759,690,181
2016 $514,218,206,628 $804,323,577
2017 $536,083,940,229 $880,043,284
2018 $551,312,498,430 $914,727,908
2019 $532,169,294,166 $936,526,268
2020 $545,147,614,972 $909,421,044
2021 $637,186,904,844 $982,362,212
2022 $579,895,717,344 $1,030,654,208
2023 $585,489,968,189 $1,126,313,359
2024 $610,117,791,237 $1,161,251,868

Sweden and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Sweden

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Sweden Vanuatu
1960 $2,128 -
1961 $2,304 -
1962 $2,485 -
1963 $2,675 -
1964 $2,961 -
1965 $3,228 -
1966 $3,478 -
1967 $3,746 -
1968 $3,953 -
1969 $4,263 -
1970 $4,729 -
1971 $5,125 -
1972 $6,018 -
1973 $7,291 -
1974 $8,078 -
1975 $10,103 -
1976 $10,853 -
1977 $11,432 -
1978 $12,602 -
1979 $14,856 $1,055
1980 $17,073 $1,048
1981 $15,564 $962
1982 $13,719 $946
1983 $12,590 $947
1984 $13,080 $1,137
1985 $13,647 $1,012
1986 $17,955 $946
1987 $21,761 $1,017
1988 $24,499 $1,125
1989 $25,625 $1,067
1990 $30,550 $1,141
1991 $31,777 $1,326
1992 $32,754 $1,344
1993 $24,390 $1,257
1994 $26,046 $1,431
1995 $30,254 $1,492
1996 $33,023 $1,529
1997 $30,324 $1,562
1998 $30,606 $1,471
1999 $30,969 $1,472
2000 $29,633 $1,460
2001 $27,259 $1,350
2002 $29,958 $1,341
2003 $37,292 $1,567
2004 $42,758 $1,774
2005 $43,379 $1,874
2006 $46,532 $2,035
2007 $53,569 $2,334
2008 $55,817 $2,604
2009 $46,708 $2,546
2010 $52,543 $2,815
2011 $60,380 $3,163
2012 $57,750 $3,005
2013 $60,844 $2,980
2014 $59,584 $2,973
2015 $51,198 $2,855
2016 $51,820 $2,956
2017 $53,301 $3,160
2018 $54,182 $3,207
2019 $51,773 $3,207
2020 $52,654 $3,043
2021 $61,175 $3,212
2022 $55,297 $3,292
2023 $55,567 $3,515
2024 $57,723 $3,543

Sweden vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sweden

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Sweden Vanuatu
1950 71.1 43.9
1951 71.4 42.2
1952 71.8 45.3
1953 71.9 45.8
1954 72.4 46.5
1955 72.6 47.1
1956 72.7 47.7
1957 72.5 48.2
1958 73.2 48.7
1959 73.4 49.3
1960 73 49.8
1961 73.5 50.4
1962 73.4 50.9
1963 73.5 51.5
1964 73.7 52
1965 73.9 52.5
1966 74.1 53.1
1967 74.1 53.7
1968 74 54.2
1969 74.1 54.8
1970 74.7 55.3
1971 74.6 55.9
1972 74.7 56.4
1973 74.9 57
1974 75 57.6
1975 75 58.1
1976 75 58.7
1977 75.4 59.2
1978 75.5 59.9
1979 75.5 60.9
1980 75.7 61.3
1981 76 61.9
1982 76.3 62.5
1983 76.6 63.1
1984 76.8 63.5
1985 76.7 63.9
1986 77 64.6
1987 77.1 64.4
1988 77 65.7
1989 77.7 66
1990 77.6 66.7
1991 77.7 67.1
1992 78.1 67.4
1993 78.1 67.7
1994 78.7 68
1995 78.8 68.1
1996 79 68.2
1997 79.3 68.3
1998 79.4 68.4
1999 79.5 67.9
2000 79.7 68.6
2001 79.8 68.7
2002 79.9 68.8
2003 80.2 68.9
2004 80.5 69
2005 80.6 69.2
2006 80.8 69.1
2007 81 69.1
2008 81.1 69.3
2009 81.4 69.4
2010 81.5 69.6
2011 81.8 69.7
2012 81.7 69.9
2013 81.9 70
2014 82.2 70
2015 82.2 70.2
2016 82.3 70.4
2017 82.4 70.5
2018 82.5 70.6
2019 83.1 70.8
2020 82.4 70.4
2021 83 70
2022 83 71.3
2023 83.3 71.5
2024 83.4 71.7
2025 83.6 71.8

Sweden and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Sweden

Vanuatu
Year Population
Sweden Vanuatu
1960 7,484,656 64,431
1961 7,519,998 66,264
1962 7,561,588 68,174
1963 7,604,328 70,159
1964 7,661,354 72,219
1965 7,733,853 74,358
1966 7,807,797 76,590
1967 7,867,931 78,921
1968 7,912,273 81,314
1969 7,968,072 83,755
1970 8,042,801 86,266
1971 8,098,334 88,862
1972 8,122,300 91,562
1973 8,136,312 94,362
1974 8,159,955 97,260
1975 8,192,437 100,269
1976 8,222,286 103,388
1977 8,251,540 106,618
1978 8,275,599 109,963
1979 8,293,678 113,040
1980 8,310,531 115,660
1981 8,320,503 118,249
1982 8,325,263 121,035
1983 8,329,033 123,998
1984 8,336,605 127,109
1985 8,350,386 130,356
1986 8,369,829 133,720
1987 8,397,804 137,187
1988 8,436,489 140,756
1989 8,492,964 144,393
1990 8,558,835 148,063
1991 8,617,375 151,793
1992 8,668,067 155,608
1993 8,718,561 159,463
1994 8,780,745 163,314
1995 8,826,939 167,137
1996 8,840,998 170,911
1997 8,846,062 174,626
1998 8,850,974 178,313
1999 8,857,874 182,048
2000 8,872,109 186,281
2001 8,895,960 191,031
2002 8,924,958 195,863
2003 8,958,229 200,746
2004 8,993,531 205,711
2005 9,029,572 210,760
2006 9,080,505 215,923
2007 9,148,092 221,276
2008 9,219,637 226,896
2009 9,298,515 232,731
2010 9,378,126 238,248
2011 9,449,213 243,474
2012 9,519,374 248,883
2013 9,600,379 254,482
2014 9,696,110 260,240
2015 9,799,186 266,101
2016 9,923,085 272,087
2017 10,057,698 278,507
2018 10,175,214 285,259
2019 10,278,887 291,985
2020 10,353,442 298,858
2021 10,415,811 305,868
2022 10,486,941 313,046
2023 10,536,632 320,409
2024 10,569,709 327,777

Fertility rates in Sweden and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Sweden

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Sweden Vanuatu
1960 2.17 6.78
1961 2.21 6.73
1962 2.25 6.67
1963 2.33 6.62
1964 2.47 6.57
1965 2.39 6.52
1966 2.37 6.51
1967 2.28 6.51
1968 2.07 6.46
1969 1.93 6.41
1970 1.92 6.35
1971 1.96 6.29
1972 1.91 6.23
1973 1.87 6.15
1974 1.87 6.06
1975 1.77 5.98
1976 1.68 5.89
1977 1.64 5.81
1978 1.6 5.77
1979 1.66 5.73
1980 1.68 5.69
1981 1.63 5.65
1982 1.62 5.6
1983 1.61 5.55
1984 1.66 5.49
1985 1.74 5.43
1986 1.8 5.38
1987 1.84 5.33
1988 1.96 5.27
1989 2.01 5.21
1990 2.13 5.17
1991 2.11 5.13
1992 2.09 5.09
1993 1.99 5.02
1994 1.88 4.94
1995 1.73 4.85
1996 1.6 4.75
1997 1.52 4.66
1998 1.5 4.6
1999 1.5 4.56
2000 1.54 4.54
2001 1.57 4.5
2002 1.65 4.38
2003 1.71 4.29
2004 1.75 4.21
2005 1.77 4.13
2006 1.85 4.1
2007 1.88 4.12
2008 1.91 4.16
2009 1.94 4.16
2010 1.98 4.13
2011 1.9 4.09
2012 1.91 4.06
2013 1.89 4.04
2014 1.88 4
2015 1.85 3.95
2016 1.85 3.92
2017 1.78 3.88
2018 1.76 3.83
2019 1.71 3.79
2020 1.67 3.74
2021 1.67 3.7
2022 1.53 3.65
2023 1.45 3.6

Sweden and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Sweden

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Sweden Vanuatu
1960 36 17.7
1961 36.2 17.6
1962 36.3 17.5
1963 36.3 17.4
1964 36.3 17.3
1965 36.2 17.2
1966 36 17.1
1967 35.9 17.1
1968 35.8 17
1969 35.6 17
1970 35.4 17
1971 35.3 17
1972 35.3 17
1973 35.3 17
1974 35.3 17.1
1975 35.3 17.1
1976 35.4 17.1
1977 35.5 17.2
1978 35.7 17.3
1979 36 17.5
1980 36.2 17.6
1981 36.5 17.7
1982 36.8 17.7
1983 37.1 17.7
1984 37.4 17.7
1985 37.6 17.7
1986 37.9 17.8
1987 38.1 17.8
1988 38.2 17.8
1989 38.3 17.8
1990 38.3 17.8
1991 38.3 17.9
1992 38.4 17.8
1993 38.4 17.7
1994 38.4 17.7
1995 38.5 17.8
1996 38.6 18
1997 38.8 18
1998 39 18
1999 39.2 18
2000 39.4 18.2
2001 39.5 18.5
2002 39.7 18.7
2003 39.8 18.9
2004 40 19.2
2005 40.2 19.4
2006 40.4 19.6
2007 40.5 19.9
2008 40.6 20.1
2009 40.7 20.3
2010 40.7 20.5
2011 40.8 20.6
2012 40.9 20.8
2013 40.9 20.9
2014 40.9 21
2015 40.9 21.1
2016 40.8 21.1
2017 40.7 21.2
2018 40.6 21.2
2019 40.5 21.2
2020 40.6 21.2
2021 40.7 21.2
2022 40.7 21.2
2023 40.9 21.2
2024 41.1 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sweden Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$622B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.1%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.32%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.47%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.45%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.31%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.9%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22.6%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
77.9
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.3%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3%
2019
Number of millionaires
575,426
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
7.06%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
45
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0006%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
278
2002
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$290B
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$62.6B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.47B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,957,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.85%
2010
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sweden Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,289 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.7
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.4 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.36 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.9%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
57.9%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
49.9%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
27.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
12,150 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
67.4%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.9%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
29.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Sweden Vanuatu
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+50,115
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
80
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.15
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
89%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
95.5%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Sweden Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,152
2023
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$780
2023
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.31
2020
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.5
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.6%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
89
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.57 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Sweden Vanuatu
% of world land
0.27%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
14,877 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
11,514 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
108,031 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
356,129 mi
2016
665 mi
2000

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