Sweden is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas Illinois is a state of the United States of America located in the mid-Western region of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sweden and Illinois regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sweden bigger than Illinois?
The total area of Sweden is 450,295 sq km, and the total area of Illinois is 149,997 sq km. Sweden is bigger than Illinois by 300,298 sq km. Sweden is around 3.01 times bigger than Illinois.
Area of Sweden: 173,860 sq mi ( 450,295 km2 )
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 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 Illinois as of 2019, was estimated to be around 12.67 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Sweden and Illinois.
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, and the capital city of Illinois is Springfield.
Official Languages
Sweden : Swedish
Illinois: English
Demonym(s)
Sweden: Swedish, Swede
Illinois: Illinoisan
ISO 3166 Code
Sweden: SE
Illinois: US-IL
Human Development Index
HDI of Sweden as of 2019: 0.945
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
Sweden Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sweden:
63° 0′ 0″ N, 16° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
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