Sweden is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas California is a state of the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sweden and California regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sweden bigger than California?
The total area of Sweden is 450,295 sq km, and the total area of California is 423,970 sq km. Sweden is bigger than California by 26,325 sq km. Sweden is around 1.07 times bigger than California.
Area of Sweden: 173,860 sq mi ( 450,295 km2 )
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 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 California as of 2019, was estimated to be around 39.51 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Sweden and California.
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, and the capital city of California is Sacramento.
Official Languages
Sweden : Swedish
California: English
Demonym(s)
Sweden: Swedish, Swede
California: Californian
ISO 3166 Code
Sweden: SE
California: US-CA
Human Development Index
HDI of Sweden as of 2019: 0.945
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
Sweden Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sweden:
63° 0′ 0″ N, 16° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
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