Denmark vs Sweden: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Denmark
0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
15th
Sweden rank
12th
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 139 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.