Netherlands vs Sweden

Netherlands 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.

• Netherlands has about 1.7 times as many people as Sweden: 18.1 million against 10.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Netherlands ($73,684) is 17% higher than in Sweden ($63,133) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Netherlands (1.8%) than in Sweden (1.5%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Netherlands (3.2%) than in Sweden (0.7%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sweden (8.7%) than in Netherlands (3.9%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sweden can expect to live 2.1 years longer than one born in Netherlands: 84.1 years against 82 years in 2024.
• The population of Netherlands is older: half of its people are over 41.4 years, against 39.9 years in Sweden in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Netherlands (97% in 2024) than in Sweden (95.8% in 2025), a difference of 1.2 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Netherlands (6.6 tonnes) are 83% higher than in Sweden (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Sweden (68.6%) than in Netherlands (11%), a difference of 57.6 percentage points in 2024.