Europe · Northern Europe
Capital: Stockholm
Sweden
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Sweden in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #33
Sweden's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
10.6M
#92 of 196
53rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$669.00B
#25 of 196
88th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$12.04B
#27 of 196
87th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$20.84B
#17 of 196
92nd percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$83.31B
#32 of 196
84th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Country code
- SWE
Three interesting facts
Sweden shares land borders with 2 countries: Finland and Norway.
Sweden spans roughly 450,295 square kilometers, placing it around 55th by area in this factbook.
Sweden’s position in Northern Europe places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Sweden on the map
Sweden is located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway. Its terrain is mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands, mountains in west. The climate is temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers, subarctic in north. In area, the country is almost three times the size of Georgia, slightly larger than California.
Economy
Economic profile
Sweden's economy is characterized by high-income, largest Nordic economy, EU member but does not use the euro, export-oriented, led by automotive, electronics, machinery, and pharmaceuticals, highly ranked for competitiveness, R&D investments and governance, recovery, with falling inflation and real wage growth balanced by risks from trade uncertainty. Major industries include iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles. Important agricultural products include milk, wheat, sugar beets, barley, potatoes, oats, rapeseed, pork, chicken, beef (2023). Notable exports include cars, refined petroleum, packaged medicine, paper, vehicle parts/accessories (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Sweden has an estimated population of 10,605,098. Language and cultural traditions vary across Sweden. The population includes Swedish 79.6%, Syrian 1.9%, Iraqi 1.4%, Finnish 1.3%, other 15.8% (2022 est.). The urban population represents 88.7% of total population (2023).
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