How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP

Denmark

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Denmark rank

170th

Sweden rank

168th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 170th and Sweden ranks 168th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1970s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1980s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1990s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp between Denmark and Sweden?: 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp?: Denmark ranks 170th and Sweden ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.