INR
…
SEK
…
Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Sweden
450,295 km²
13.7% of largest
India is 7.30× larger than Sweden
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Sweden
0.7% OF LARGEST
10.6M
PEOPLE
India has 138.14× the population of Sweden
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Sweden
16.9% OF LARGEST
$669.0B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Sweden
1.7% OF LARGEST
24K
TROOPS
India has 60.21× the active personnel of Sweden
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Sweden
9.3% OF LARGEST
204
AIRCRAFT
India has 10.70× the aircraft of Sweden
Naval Assets
India
Sweden
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Sweden
14.3% OF LARGEST
125.7
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Sweden
9.1% OF LARGEST
$52B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Sweden
22% OF MOST
43
billionaires
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Sweden
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.0M b/d
Consumption
0.3M b/d
−0.3M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Sweden
$327.9B
Exports
$327.9B
Imports
$311.4B
Trade Balance
+$16.5B
Trade Surplus
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Sweden
consumption
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Sweden
consumption
Beer
litres / person / yr
Sweden
consumption
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Sweden
consumption
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
Sweden
consumption
India
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Sweden
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
Sweden
226
Gold
238
Silver
249
Bronze
713
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 518
❄ Winter: 195
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
India
Sweden
Age Demographics
Median Age
Sweden
41.1
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Sweden is 12.9 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Sweden has the highest elderly population at 25.7% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
India
|
Sweden
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations |
62
|
191
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year |
17.9M
|
7.4M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
10
|
34
|
| 3-Michelin-Star Restaurants current guide |
0
|
1
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
43
|
15
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
India
|
Sweden
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
|
|
| Rent Index |
|
|
| Groceries Index |
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|
| Restaurant Price Index |
|
|
| Local Purchasing Power |
|
|
| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $3 | $13 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $15 | $75 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $250 | $1,200 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $150 | $850 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $35 | $130 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $12 | $30 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $15 | $90 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Sweden
India
Physicians per 1,000
Sweden
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
Sweden
India
Diabetes prevalence
India
Sweden
Obesity prevalence
Sweden
India
Suicide rate per 100k
Sweden
India
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for India vs Sweden — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | India | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1463865525 | 10596620 |
| Area (sq km) | 3287263 | 450295 |
| Capital | New Delhi | Stockholm |
| Official Language | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages | Swedish |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Swedish Krona (SEK) |
| Government Type | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Military Strength
| Metric | India | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 1,445,000 | 24,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 1,155,000 | 31,800 |
| Total Military Personnel | 2,610,550 | 55,800 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $81,400,000,000 | $7,300,000,000 |
| Tanks | 4,614 | 120 |
| Armored Vehicles | 12,000 | 1,500 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 100 | 24 |
| Towed Artillery | 4,175 | 12 |
| Rocket Projectors | 266 | 0 |
Economy
| Metric | India | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $3,956,067,115,772 | $668,998,664,082 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $2,702 | $63,133 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.2% | 8.7% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 25.5 | 29.3 |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Swedish Krona (SEK) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 7.3 times larger in area than Sweden.
India has 138.1 times more people than Sweden.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Sweden has the highest GDP per capita at $63,133 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
India vs Sweden: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 5.9x larger than Sweden's $669B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 138.1x larger than Sweden's 11M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 7.3x larger than Sweden.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Sweden's 24Thousand.
Trade: India has a trade deficit of $91B while Sweden runs a trade surplus of $17B.
Life Expectancy: Sweden leads with a life expectancy of 84 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology