Israel vs Sweden

Israel and Sweden compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Israel and Sweden have about the same number of people: 10.1 million and 10.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Sweden ($63,133) is 5% higher than in Israel ($60,337) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Israel (2.9%) than in Sweden (1.5%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Israel (3%) than in Sweden (0.7%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sweden (8.7%) than in Israel (3.5%), a difference of 5.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sweden can expect to live 0.9 years longer than one born in Israel: 84.1 years against 83.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Sweden is older: half of its people are over 39.9 years, against 29.1 years in Israel in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Sweden (95.8% in 2025) than in Israel (88.2% in 2024), a difference of 7.6 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Israel (5.8 tonnes) are 61% higher than in Sweden (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Sweden (68.6%) than in Israel (6.8%), a difference of 61.8 percentage points in 2024.