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Sweden vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sweden has a population of 10.6M (ranked 93/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Sweden's land area is 157,248 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 58th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Sweden Vatican
Population
10654722
949
Population rank 93/197 197/197
GDP
$610B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 25/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$57,723
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 15/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,030
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$199B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$18,842
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 32/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$40,075
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
157,248 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.45
2023
n/a
Median age
41.1 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Sweden and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Sweden vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sweden

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Sweden Vatican
1950 71.1 65.9
1951 71.4 65.3
1952 71.8 65.7
1953 71.9 66.3
1954 72.4 67.5
1955 72.6 67.8
1956 72.7 67.3
1957 72.5 67.5
1958 73.2 68.7
1959 73.4 69.2
1960 73 69.2
1961 73.5 69.8
1962 73.4 69.2
1963 73.5 69.3
1964 73.7 70.3
1965 73.9 70.1
1966 74.1 70.9
1967 74.1 70.9
1968 74 70.7
1969 74.1 70.7
1970 74.7 71.5
1971 74.6 71.7
1972 74.7 72
1973 74.9 71.9
1974 75 72.7
1975 75 72.6
1976 75 72.9
1977 75.4 73.3
1978 75.5 73.7
1979 75.5 74
1980 75.7 74.1
1981 76 74.3
1982 76.3 74.8
1983 76.6 74.7
1984 76.8 75.1
1985 76.7 75.5
1986 77 75.7
1987 77.1 76.2
1988 77 76.4
1989 77.7 76.8
1990 77.6 76.9
1991 77.7 76.9
1992 78.1 77.3
1993 78.1 77
1994 78.7 77.7
1995 78.8 77.8
1996 79 78.5
1997 79.3 78.2
1998 79.4 78.3
1999 79.5 78.7
2000 79.7 79.3
2001 79.8 79.9
2002 79.9 80
2003 80.2 79.8
2004 80.5 80.2
2005 80.6 80.6
2006 80.8 81.2
2007 81 81.3
2008 81.1 81.4
2009 81.4 81.3
2010 81.5 81.5
2011 81.8 81.7
2012 81.7 82
2013 81.9 82.5
2014 82.2 82.6
2015 82.2 82.5
2016 82.3 82.9
2017 82.4 82.7
2018 82.5 83.3
2019 83.1 83.6
2020 82.4 83
2021 83 82.9
2022 83 83.3
2023 83.3 83
2024 83.4 83.1
2025 83.6 83.3

Sweden and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Sweden

Vatican
Year Population
Sweden Vatican
1960 7,484,656 -
1961 7,519,998 -
1962 7,561,588 -
1963 7,604,328 -
1964 7,661,354 -
1965 7,733,853 -
1966 7,807,797 -
1967 7,867,931 -
1968 7,912,273 -
1969 7,968,072 -
1970 8,042,801 -
1971 8,098,334 -
1972 8,122,300 -
1973 8,136,312 -
1974 8,159,955 -
1975 8,192,437 -
1976 8,222,286 -
1977 8,251,540 -
1978 8,275,599 -
1979 8,293,678 -
1980 8,310,531 -
1981 8,320,503 -
1982 8,325,263 -
1983 8,329,033 -
1984 8,336,605 -
1985 8,350,386 -
1986 8,369,829 -
1987 8,397,804 -
1988 8,436,489 -
1989 8,492,964 -
1990 8,558,835 -
1991 8,617,375 -
1992 8,668,067 -
1993 8,718,561 -
1994 8,780,745 -
1995 8,826,939 -
1996 8,840,998 -
1997 8,846,062 -
1998 8,850,974 -
1999 8,857,874 -
2000 8,872,109 880
2001 8,895,960 890
2002 8,924,958 900
2003 8,958,229 911
2004 8,993,531 921
2005 9,029,572 921
2006 9,080,505 932
2007 9,148,092 821
2008 9,219,637 824
2009 9,298,515 826
2010 9,378,126 829
2011 9,449,213 832
2012 9,519,374 836
2013 9,600,379 839
2014 9,696,110 842
2015 9,799,186 1,000
2016 9,923,085 -
2017 10,057,698 1,000
2018 10,175,214 -
2019 10,278,887 1,000
2020 10,353,442 -
2021 10,415,811 -
2022 10,486,941 -
2023 10,536,632 -
2024 10,569,709 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sweden Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$622B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.32%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.47%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.45%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.31%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
65.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
77.9
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.47B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,957,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.85%
2010
n/a
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sweden Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,289 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.4 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.36 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.9%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
57.9%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
39.9%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
29.2%
2023
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Sweden Vatican
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+50,115
2024
n/a
Urban population
89%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
92
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
80
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
94
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.15
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
174
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2013
English speaking
89%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
95.5%
2024
n/a

Health

Sweden Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,152
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$780
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.31
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
15.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
89
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.57 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Sweden Vatican
% of world land
0.27%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
14,877 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
11,514 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
108,031 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
356,129 mi
2016
5.59 mi
2003

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