| Attribute |
Sweden × | 
Barbados × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 450,295 | 430 |
| Continent | Europe | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 410,335 | 430 |
| Water area (km²) | 39,960 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 2,211 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 3,218 | 97 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 320 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | -2 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,111 | 336 |
| People | | |
| Population | 10,202,491 | 294,560 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Church of Sweden | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Kingdom of Sweden | - |
| Short country name | Sweden | Barbados |
| Long local name | Konungariket Sverige | - |
| Short local name | Sverige | - |
| Government type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Stockholm | Bridgetown |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 518,000,000,000 | 5,218,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 535,600,000,000 | 4,990,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 51,200 | 18,600 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 28.9 | 7.2 |
| Labor force | 5,361,000 | 144,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 15 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 271,200,000,000 | 1,466,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 264,400,000,000 | 1,664,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.04 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 50.6 | 29.4 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 1.3 | -4 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 40.8 | 157.3 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.9 | 4.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | -0.5 | 7 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 1.93 | 8.1 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 329,200,000,000 | 2,470,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 329,200,000,000 | 2,470,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 929,100,000,000 | 6,184,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 560,500,000,000 | 4,495,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 17,790,000,000 | -189,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 165,600,000,000 | 485,400,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 153,200,000,000 | 1,520,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 62,220,000,000 | 264,500,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 939,900,000,000 | 4,490,000,000 |
| National currency | Swedish kronor | Barbadian dollars |
| National currency (code) | SEK | BBD |
| National currency (symbol) | kr | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 8.442 | 2 |