Finland vs Sweden: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Finland
0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
163rd
Sweden rank
161st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 163rd and Sweden ranks 161st of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 163rd and Sweden ranks 161st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, 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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.