Belgium vs Sweden: Census based on population register recently completed

Belgium
1
in 2015
Sweden
1
in 2015
Belgium rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Census based on population register recently completed over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0 0
1770s 0 0 0
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0.9 0 0.9 Belgium
2010s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher census based on population register recently completed, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2015.
What is the difference in census based on population register recently completed between Belgium and Sweden?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for census based on population register recently completed?
Belgium ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Census based on population register recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Census based on population register recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.