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title: "Germany vs Sweden — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; Sweden is 450,295 km² with 10,596,620. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-sweden/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs Sweden

**Germany vs Sweden: Sweden is larger; Germany has more people**

357,022 km² vs 450,295 km² · 83,491,249 vs 10,596,620

Sweden is 1.3 times larger than Germany — 450,295 against 357,022 km². Germany is 7.9 times more populous than Sweden — 83,491,249 against 10,596,620 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | Sweden |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | Stockholm |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 450,295 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 10,596,620 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 23.5 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Official languages | German | Swedish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +49 | +46 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | SE / SWE |

## Population density

Germany is 9.9 times more densely populated than Sweden — 234 against 24 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Euro and the Swedish krona.

## Germany

Germany borders nine countries, more than any other in Europe. The Rhine carries more freight than any other river in Europe. The country has around 25,000 castles and palaces, and the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps mean about a third of it is wooded.

## Sweden

Sweden has roughly 267,000 islands, more than any other country, though only a small fraction are inhabited. Around seventy percent of it is forest, and a seventh lies above the Arctic Circle. Its right of public access lets anyone walk and camp on most uncultivated land.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Germany bigger than Sweden?

Sweden is larger — 450,295 km² against 357,022 km².

### Which has more people, Germany or Sweden?

Germany, with 83,491,249 against 10,596,620.

### What is the time difference between Germany and Sweden?

Germany is UTC+01:00 and Sweden is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]