Sweden vs United Arab Emirates

Sweden and United Arab Emirates 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.

• Sweden and United Arab Emirates have about the same number of people: 10.6 million and 11.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Sweden ($63,133 in 2025) is 26% higher than in United Arab Emirates ($50,274 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in United Arab Emirates (4% in 2024) than in Sweden (1.5% in 2025), a difference of 2.5 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in United Arab Emirates (1.3%) than in Sweden (0.7%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sweden (8.7%) than in United Arab Emirates (2.2%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sweden can expect to live 1 years longer than one born in United Arab Emirates: 84.1 years against 83.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Sweden is older: half of its people are over 39.9 years, against 31.2 years in United Arab Emirates in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in United Arab Emirates (100% in 2024) than in Sweden (95.8% in 2025), a difference of 4.2 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in United Arab Emirates (18.3 tonnes) are about 5.1 times as high as in Sweden (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Sweden (68.6%) than in United Arab Emirates (4.6%), a difference of 64 percentage points in 2024.