Finland vs Sweden: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Finland
0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 139 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 9th 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.