---
title: "Sweden vs Turkey — area, population, currency"
description: "Sweden is 450,295 km² with 10,596,620 people; Turkey is 783,562 km² with 85,878,556. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/sweden-vs-turkey/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Sweden vs Turkey

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

450,295 km² vs 783,562 km² · 10,596,620 vs 85,878,556

Turkey is 1.7 times larger than Sweden — 783,562 against 450,295 km². Turkey is 8.1 times more populous than Sweden — 85,878,556 against 10,596,620 people.

## Side by side

|  | Sweden | Turkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Stockholm | Ankara |
| Area | 450,295 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 (2025) | 85,878,556 (2025) |
| Density | 23.5 /km² | 109.6 /km² |
| Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) | Turkish lira (TRY) |
| Official languages | Swedish | Turkish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+03:00 |
| Calling code | +46 | +90 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | SE / SWE | TR / TUR |

## Population density

Turkey is 4.7 times more densely populated than Sweden — 110 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 Turkish lira.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## 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.

## Turkey

Istanbul is the only large city built on two continents, split by the Bosphorus. Cappadocia's fairy chimneys are eroded volcanic tuff, and the underground city at Derinkuyu goes down about 85 m over eighteen levels. Pamukkale's white terraces are travertine deposited by hot calcium-rich springs.

> 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 Turkey?

Turkey is larger — 783,562 km² against 450,295 km².

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

Turkey, with 85,878,556 against 10,596,620.

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

Sweden is UTC+01:00 and Turkey is UTC+03:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

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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]