Country comparison Sweden vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124K
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,754
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,077.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,736
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAA
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAA
Corruption Index [+]202382chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198º
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441º
Innovation Ranking [+]20242º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20259.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478K
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178º
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]01/15/202610.6985
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20269.2038
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/15/20262.80%
Risk Premium [+]01/15/2026-2
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20265.33%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%
HICP [+]November 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202010º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153º
Density [+]202420chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%
Population [+]202410,587,710chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245º
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202529,151chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,782,695chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,753.29chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816
Sweden
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN