Sweden is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas South Korea is a country in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sweden and South Korea regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sweden bigger than South Korea?
The total area of Sweden is 450,295 sq km, and the total area of South Korea is 100,363 sq km. Sweden is bigger than South Korea by 349,932 sq km. Sweden is around 4.49 times bigger than South Korea.
Area of Sweden: 173,860 sq mi ( 450,295 km2 )
Area of South Korea: 38,750 sq mi ( 100,363 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 South Korea as of 25th March 2022, is estimated to be around 51,345,217.
Here is some more data comparison between Sweden and South Korea.
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, and the capital city of South Korea is Seoul.
Official Languages
Sweden : Swedish
South Korea: Korean
Demonym(s)
Sweden: Swedish, Swede
South Korea: South Korean, Korean
ISO 3166 Code
Sweden: SE
South Korea: KR
Human Development Index
HDI of Sweden as of 2019: 0.945
HDI of South Korea as of 2019: 0.916
Sweden Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
South Korea Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Korea Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sweden:
63° 0′ 0″ N, 16° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of South Korea:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 128° 0′ 0″ E
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