Sweden

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Research spending, share of GDP: 3.6% (2023). World rank 4 of 115 (1 = best); in Europe, 2 of 42. Researchers per million people: 8,911 (2023). World rank 3 of 106 (1 = best); in Europe, 2 of 40. From 2015 to 2025: using the internet 90.6% → 95.8%, electricity use 13,524 → 11,974 (kWh per person), and electricity from fossil fuels 1.2% → 0.5%. Better than all its neighbours (Finland and Norway): research spending, researchers per million people, and electricity from fossil fuels.