Country size comparison
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Sweden is about 22 times smaller than United States.
United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, making Sweden 4.58% the size of United States. Meanwhile, the population of United States is ~337.3 million people (326.9 million fewer people live in Sweden).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of United States vs. Sweden uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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Moving from Sweden to United States · OECD 2023
950 people moved from Sweden to United States.
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