Bulgaria vs Sweden: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
2.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
2.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
173rd
Sweden rank
174th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
12345197119972023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.14 units per square kilometre against 2.13 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 173rd and Sweden ranks 174th of 206 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 4.64 units per square kilometre 1.65 units per square kilometre 3 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 4.99 units per square kilometre 1.55 units per square kilometre 3.43 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 3.94 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre 2.34 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 2.86 units per square kilometre 1.68 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 2.38 units per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre 0.5405 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 2.19 units per square kilometre 2.16 units per square kilometre 0.0337 units per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Bulgaria, at 2.14 units per square kilometre against 2.13 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Sweden?
0.01 units per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 173rd and Sweden ranks 174th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.