South Korea vs Sweden
South Korea vs Sweden: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.17% in South Korea and 4.49% in Sweden, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sweden, by 1.32 percentage points, or 1.42 times that in South Korea.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, South Korea ranked 124 and Sweden ranked 10 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | South Korea | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.17 | 4.49 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.14 | 4.5 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.11 | 4.51 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.09 | 4.52 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.06 | 4.53 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.04 | 4.54 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.01 | 4.55 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.99 | 4.56 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.96 | 4.56 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.93 | 4.56 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 4.56 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.88 | 4.55 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.86 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.86 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.86 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.86 | 4.55 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.85 | 4.56 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.85 | 4.56 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.85 | 4.57 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.84 | 4.59 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.84 | 4.62 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.83 | 4.64 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.83 | 4.65 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.82 | 4.66 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.82 | 4.67 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.82 | 4.68 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.82 | 4.69 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.82 | 4.69 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Korea vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSouth Korea: 99.3% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025