This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Australia and Sweden. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
The data for each country can be found here: Australia and Sweden
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
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General information
| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Australia/New Zealand | Northern Europe |
| Area: | 7,741,220 km² | 447,430 km² |
| Official language: | English | Swedish |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy (under constitutional monarchy) | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Independent since: | 1901 AD | 836 AD |
| Capital: | Canberra | Stockholm |
Population
Details for Australia and Sweden| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 25,688,000 | 10,416,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 3.3 | 23.3 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 81 years | Ø 81 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 85 years |
| Average age: | Ø 37.5 years | Ø 41.1 years |
| Birth rate: | 12.10 ‰ | 11.00 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 6.70 ‰ | 8.80 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 6.39 ‰ | 3.79 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 86 | 87 |
| Civil rights: | 95 | 100 |
| Health: | 87 | 86 |
| Climate: | 90 | 22 |
| Cost of Living: | 2 | 17 |
| Popularity: | 41 | 38 |
Economy
Details for Australia and Sweden| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Australian dollar (1 AUD = 100 Cents) | Swedish krone (1 SEK =100 Öre) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.7 % | 7.4 % |
| Inflation rate: | 6.59 % | 8.37 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 109.02 % | 96.11 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 47.40 % | 49.10 % |
| Average income: | 57,170 US$ | 59,540 US$ |
| Government debt (% of GDP): | 58.38 % | 36.81 % |
| Government debt (% of GDP): | 43.95 % | 39.31 % |
| Corruption index: | 25 (good) | 17 (good) |
| AUS: total | per 1000 inh. | SWE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,552,667 M US$ | 60.44 M US$ | 635,664 M US$ | 61.03 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,468,490 M US$ | 57.17 M US$ | 620,154 M US$ | 59.54 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 390,014 M US$ | 15.18 M US$ | 290,620 M US$ | 27.90 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 299,207 M US$ | 11.65 M US$ | 263,340 M US$ | 25.28 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Australia and Sweden| AUS: total | per 1000 inh. | SWE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 873,573 km | 34.01 km | 573,134 km | 55.03 km |
| Railways: | 33,343 km | 1.30 km | 9,701 km | 0.93 km |
| Waterways: | 2,000 km | 0.08 km | 2,052 km | 0.20 km |
| Harbours: | 581 | 0.0226 | 370 | 0.0355 |
| Passenger airports: | 157 | 0.0061 | 40 | 0.0038 |
Energy balance
Details for Australia and Sweden| AUS: total | per 1000 inh. | SWE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: | 722.85 bn kWh | 28.14 m kWh | 381.05 bn kWh | 36.58 m kWh |
| Energy consumption: | 237.39 bn kWh | 9.24 m kWh | 124.61 bn kWh | 11.96 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 250.00 bn kWh | 9.73 m kWh | 160.04 bn kWh | 15.37 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 36.82 bn kWh | 3.54 m kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 11.83 bn kWh | 1.14 m kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 386.53 m t | 15,046.93 t | 35.00 m t | 3,360.44 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Australia and Sweden| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +61 | +46 |
| Internet domain: | .au | .se |
| AUS total | AUS per 1000 inh. | SWE total | SWE per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 4,600,000 | 179 | 1,382,146 | 133 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 27,090,000 | 1055 | 12,843,683 | 1233 |
| Internet server: | 17,081,000 | 665 | 5,978,000 | 574 |
| Internet users: | 23,016,519 | 896 | 9,197,972 | 883 |
| Broadband Internet: | 9,145,384 | 356 | 4,253,442 | 408 |
Healthcare system
Details for Australia and Sweden| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 3.84 | 2.14 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.59 | 5.40 |
| Diabetes: | 5.6 % | 4.8 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.07 ‰ | 0.04 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 90.0 % | 72.0 % |
| Smokers: | 13.6 % | 24.0 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Australia and Sweden
| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 24.3 °C | 9.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 12.6 °C | 2.6 °C |
| Water temperature: | 26.3 °C | 7.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 64 % | 79 % |
| Rain days: | 5.9 | 9.2 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 7.9 | 5.1 |
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
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Native languages
| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish: | n/a | 89.5 % |
| English: | 76.8 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | 2.8 % | n/a |
| Finnish: | n/a | 2.4 % |
| Italian: | 1.4 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | 1.3 % | 0.8 % |
| North Slavic languages: | n/a | 1.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| Greek: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Norwegian: | n/a | 0.5 % |
| other: | 15.5 % | 4.9 % |
Religions
| Australia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 62.1 % | 87.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | 22.3 % | n/a |
| Buddhism: | 2.5 % | n/a |
| Islam: | 2.2 % | n/a |
| Hinduism: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Sikhism: | 0.5 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | 0.5 % | 0.2 % |
| other: | 8.6 % | 12.8 % |