---
title: "Italy vs Sweden — area, population, currency"
description: "Italy is 301,340 km² with 58,915,656 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/italy-vs-sweden/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Italy vs Sweden

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

301,340 km² vs 450,295 km² · 58,915,656 vs 10,596,620

Sweden is 1.5 times larger than Italy — 450,295 against 301,340 km². Italy is 5.6 times more populous than Sweden — 58,915,656 against 10,596,620 people.

## Side by side

|  | Italy | Sweden |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Rome | Stockholm |
| Area | 301,340 km² | 450,295 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 (2025) | 10,596,620 (2025) |
| Density | 195.5 /km² | 23.5 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Official languages | Italian | Swedish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +39 | +46 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | IT / ITA | SE / SWE |

## Population density

Italy is 8.3 times more densely populated than Sweden — 196 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.

## Italy

Italy has three of Europe's most active volcanoes — Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius — and Stromboli has been erupting more or less continuously for at least 2,000 years. It has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country. The Alps and Apennines mean about three-quarters of the land is mountain or hill.

## 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 Italy bigger than Sweden?

Sweden is larger — 450,295 km² against 301,340 km².

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

Italy, with 58,915,656 against 10,596,620.

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

Italy 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]