Sweden vs Switzerland
Sweden is 11 times larger than Switzerland — 450,295 against 41,277 km². Sweden is 1.2 times more populous than Switzerland — 10,596,620 against 9,092,436 people.
Side by side
| Sweden | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Stockholm | Bern |
| Area | 450,295 km² | 41,277 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 (2025) | 9,092,436 (2025) |
| Density | 23.5 /km² | 220.3 /km² |
| Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Official languages | Swedish | German, French, Italian, Romansh |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +46 | +41 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | SE / SWE | CH / CHE |
Population density
Switzerland is 9.4 times more densely populated than Sweden — 220 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 Swedish krona and the Swiss franc.
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.
Switzerland
The most mountainous country in Europe: the Alps cover about sixty percent of it and it has 48 peaks over 4,000 m. The Gotthard Base Tunnel, 57 km long, is the longest and deepest rail tunnel in the world. Switzerland has four official languages and about 1,500 lakes.
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 Sweden bigger than Switzerland?
- Sweden is larger — 450,295 km² against 41,277 km².
- Which has more people, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, with 10,596,620 against 9,092,436.
- What is the time difference between Sweden and Switzerland?
- Sweden is UTC+01:00 and Switzerland 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 (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)