Sweden is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas Alaska is a state located in the Western United States of America, on the northwest extremity of the country’s west coast. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sweden and Alaska regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sweden bigger than Alaska?
The total area of Sweden is 450,295 sq km, and the total area of Alaska is 1,717,856 sq km. Sweden is smaller than Alaska by 1,267,561 sq km. Sweden is around 3.82 times smaller than Alaska.
Area of Sweden: 173,860 sq mi ( 450,295 km2 )
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Sweden as of 25th March 2022, is estimated to be around 10,209,028.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 2019, was estimated to be around 731,545.
Here is some more data comparison between Sweden and Alaska.
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, and the capital city of Alaska is Juneau.
Official Languages
Sweden : Swedish
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Demonym(s)
Sweden: Swedish, Swede
Alaska: Alaskan
ISO 3166 Code
Sweden: SE
Alaska: US-AK
Human Development Index
HDI of Sweden as of 2019: 0.945
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
Sweden Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sweden:
63° 0′ 0″ N, 16° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
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