South Korea vs Sweden: Country position on nuclear weapons
South Korea
0
in 2023
Sweden
0
in 2023
South Korea rank
12th
Sweden rank
12th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- South Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Sweden ahead.
South Korea ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 12th of 246 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, South Korea or Sweden?
- South Korea, at 0 against 0 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between South Korea and Sweden?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sweden?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Sweden rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- South Korea ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 12th of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.