Netherlands vs Sweden: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Netherlands
1.23 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Sweden
1.3 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands rank
13th
Sweden rank
10th
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.3 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1318 sq. km per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1318 sq. km per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1318 sq. km per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1318 sq. km per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.132 sq. km per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.24 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0048 sq. km per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.3 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0647 sq. km per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.3 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.07 sq. km per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.