Comparison of the Nordic countries

This article is a comparison of the Nordic countries.

Geography

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Country / dependency Total area (km²) Land (km²)[lower-alpha 1] Ice cap and
glaciers (km²)		 Water (km²)
Denmark[lower-alpha 2] 43,561 42,890 0 671
Finland[lower-alpha 3] 338,145 303,815 0 34,330
Iceland 103,492 89,717 11,389 2,386
Norway[lower-alpha 4] 323,771 302,630 2790 18,351
Sweden 447,435 407,161 314 39,960
Bouvet Island (NO) 49 3 46 0
Faroe Islands (DK) 1,396 1,387 0 9
Greenland (DK) 2,166,086 410,449 1,755,637 0
Jan Mayen (NO) 373 259 114 0
Peter I Island (NO) 154 8 146 0
Queen Maud Land (NO)[lower-alpha 5] 2,700,000 0 2,700,000 0
Svalbard (NO) 61,022 24,520 36,502 0
Åland Islands (FI) 1,580 1,553 0 27
  1. ↑ Excluding ice cap and glaciers
  2. ↑ Excluding Greenland and Faroe Islands
  3. ↑ Excluding Åland Islands
  4. ↑ Excluding Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Bouvet Island, Peter I Island, and Queen Maud Land
  5. ↑ Approximated areas

Demographics

Country Population Density (per km²) Immigration (%)
Denmark 5,627,235 131.0 7.90
Finland 5,457,429 16.0 5.53
Iceland 329,100 3.2 6.65
Norway 5,136,700 15.5 14.10
Sweden 9,658,301 21.5 14.98
Bouvet Island (NO) 0 0 0
Faroe Islands (DK) 50,322 35.2 NA
Greenland (DK) 56,483 0.028 NA
Jan Mayen (NO) 0 0 0
Peter I Island (NO) 0 0 0
Queen Maud Land (NO) 0 0 0
Svalbard (NO) 2,667 0.043 NA
Åland Islands (FI) 29,013 18.36 NA

Politics

Government

Country Political systems Power source Power structure
Denmark Parliamentary system Constitutional monarchy Unitary state
Finland Constitutional republic
Iceland
Norway Constitutional monarchy
Sweden

International organisation membership

Country Council of Europe ECHR European Union NATO OECDa United Nations WTO
Denmark 5 May 1949 Yes 1973 4 April 1949 30 May 1961 24 October 1945 Yes
Finland 5 May 1989 Yes 1995 No 20 January 1969 14 December 1955 Yes
Iceland 7 March 1950 Yes No 4 April 1949 5 June 1961 19 November 1946 Yes
Norway 5 May 1949 Yes No 4 April 1949 29 May 1973 27 November 1945 Yes
Sweden 5 May 1949 Yes 1995 No 28 September 1961 19 November 1946 Yes

a Denmark, Norway and Sweden were among the founders of the predecessor of the OECD, the OEEC, in 1948

Economy

Country GDP total (PPP) GDP per capita (PPP) GDP total (nominal) GDP per capita (nominal) Gini HDI
Denmark $257.148 billion $45,435 $291.043 billion $51,424 28.1 0.900
Finland $224.713 billion $41,068 $230.685 billion $42,159 25.9 0.879
Iceland $14.488 billion $44,575 $17.216 billion $52,967 24.0 0.895
Norway $351.603 billion $67,445 $420.958 billion $80,749 22.3 0.944
Sweden $467.450 billion $47,319 $483.724 billion $48,966 25.4 0.898

Telecommunication

Country/Territory Internet TLD ISO 3166 code Calling code
Denmark .dk DK +45
Finland .fi FI +358
Iceland .is IS +354
Norway .no NO +47
Sweden .se SE +46
Bouvet Island .bv BV
Faroe Islands .fo FO +298
Greenland .gl GL +299
Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island .aq AQ
Svalbard and Jan Mayen .sj SJ +47 79
Åland Islands .ax AX +358

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2014" (PDF). www.norden.org/facts. Nordic Council. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
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