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title: "Netherlands vs Sweden — area, population, currency"
description: "Netherlands is 41,543 km² with 18,087,633 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/netherlands-vs-sweden/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Netherlands vs Sweden

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

41,543 km² vs 450,295 km² · 18,087,633 vs 10,596,620

Sweden is 11 times larger than Netherlands — 450,295 against 41,543 km². Netherlands is 1.7 times more populous than Sweden — 18,087,633 against 10,596,620 people.

## Side by side

|  | Netherlands | Sweden |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Stockholm |
| Area | 41,543 km² | 450,295 km² |
| Population | 18,087,633 (2025) | 10,596,620 (2025) |
| Density | 435.4 /km² | 23.5 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Official languages | Dutch | Swedish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +31 | +46 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | NL / NLD | SE / SWE |

## Population density

Netherlands is 19 times more densely populated than Sweden — 435 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.

## Netherlands

About a quarter of the Netherlands lies below sea level and roughly a fifth of its present land area has been reclaimed from sea, lake and marsh. Flevoland, a province of some 1,400 km², was drained from the Zuiderzee in the 20th century and is the largest artificial island in the world. The lowest point, in Zuidplaspolder, is about 6.8 m below sea level.

## 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 Netherlands bigger than Sweden?

Sweden is larger — 450,295 km² against 41,543 km².

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

Netherlands, with 18,087,633 against 10,596,620.

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

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

## Related pages

- [Netherlands](https://atoneplace.net/country/netherlands/)
- [Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country/sweden/)
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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]