Comparison of the Nordic countries

This article is a comparison of the Nordic countries.

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Politics
* 3.1 Government
* 3.2 International organisation membership
* 4 Economy
* 5 Telecommunication
* 6 See also
* 7 References

## Geography

Country / dependency  | Total area (km2)  | Land (km2)[lower-alpha 1] | Ice cap and
glaciers (km2)  | Water (km2)  | Ref

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Denmark [lower-alpha 2] | 43,561  | 42,890  | 0  | 671  | [1]
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 (%)

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Denmark  | 5,771,672  | 133.9  | 7.90
Finland  | 5,622,534  | 16.6  | 5.53
Iceland  | 340,028  | 3.3  | 6.65
Norway  | 5,501,167  | 17.0  | 14.10
Sweden  | 10,129,869  | 22.5  | 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

Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population Division (October 2019).

## Politics

### Government

Country  | Political systems  | Power source  | Power structure

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Denmark  | Parliamentary system | Constitutional monarchy | Unitary state
Finland  | Constitutional republic
Iceland
Norway  | Constitutional monarchy
Sweden

### International organisation membership

Country  | Council of Europe  | Nordic Council  | ECHR  | European Union | EEA  | EFTA | NATO  | OECDa | United Nations | WTO

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Denmark  | 5 May 1949  | Yes  | Yes  | 1973  | Yes  | No  | 4 April 1949  | 30 May 1961  | 24 October 1945  | Yes
Finland  | 5 May 1989  | Yes  | Yes  | 1995  | Yes  | No  | No  | 20 January 1969  | 14 December 1955  | Yes
Iceland  | 7 March 1950  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | 4 April 1949  | 5 June 1961  | 19 November 1946  | Yes
Norway  | 5 May 1949  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | 4 April 1949  | 29 May 1973  | 27 November 1945  | Yes
Sweden  | 5 May 1949  | Yes  | Yes  | 1995  | Yes  | No  | 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

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Denmark  | $325.556 billion  | $56,412  | $362.150 billion  | $62,041  | 28.1  | 0.929
Finland  | $252.753 billion  | $44,958  | $282.010 billion  | $50,879  | 25.9  | 0.920
Iceland  | $26.674 billion  | $78,452  | $20.284 billion  | $79,270  | 24.0  | 0.935
Norway  | $441.439 billion  | $80,247  | $448.460 billion  | $82,773  | 22.3  | 0.953
Sweden  | $554.659 billion  | $54,759  | $563.240 billion  | $54,135  | 25.4  | 0.933

Source: (IMF) International Monetary Fund 2018

## Telecommunication

Country/Territory  | Internet TLD  | ISO 3166 code  | Calling code

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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

* Comparison of the Baltic states
* Comparison of the Benelux countries

## References

1. ↑ "Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2014". Nordic Council. http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:763002/FULLTEXT07.pdf. Retrieved 2014-11-22.

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