Sweden and Denmark are Nordic countries located in Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sweden and Denmark regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sweden bigger than Denmark?
The total area of Sweden is 450,295 sq km, and the total area of Denmark is 42,933 sq km. Sweden is bigger than Denmark by 407,362 sq km. Sweden is around 10.49 times bigger than Denmark.
Area of Sweden: 173,860 sq mi ( 450,295 km2 )
Area of Denmark: 16,577 sq mi ( 42,933 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 Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Denmark as of 25th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,827,549.
Here is some more data comparison between Sweden and Denmark.
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, and the capital city of Denmark is Copenhagen.
Official Languages
Sweden : Swedish
Denmark: Danish
Demonym(s)
Sweden: Swedish, Swede
Denmark: Danish, Dane
ISO 3166 Code
Sweden: SE
Denmark: DK
Human Development Index
HDI of Sweden as of 2019: 0.945
HDI of Denmark as of 2019: 0.940
Sweden Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Denmark Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Sweden and Denmark are in the same time zone.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sweden:
63° 0′ 0″ N, 16° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Denmark:
56° 0′ 0″ N, 10° 0′ 0″ E
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