Sweden and Norway are Nordic countries located in Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sweden and Norway regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sweden bigger than Norway?
The total area of Sweden is 450,295 sq km, and the total area of Norway is 385,207 sq km. Sweden is bigger than Norway by 65,088 sq km. Sweden is around 1.17 times bigger than Norway.
Area of Sweden: 173,860 sq mi ( 450,295 km2 )
Area of Norway: 148,729 sq mi ( 385,207 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 Norway as of 25th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,495,389.
Here is some more data comparison between Sweden and Norway.
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, and the capital city of Norway is Oslo.
Official Languages
Sweden : Swedish
Norway: Norwegian
Demonym(s)
Sweden: Swedish, Swede
Norway: Norwegian
ISO 3166 Code
Sweden: SE
Norway: NO
Human Development Index
HDI of Sweden as of 2019: 0.945
HDI of Norway as of 2019: 0.957
Sweden Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Norway Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Sweden and Norway are in the same time zone.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sweden:
63° 0′ 0″ N, 16° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Norway:
61° 0′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ E
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