Let’s run through comparatives for COVID19 dynamics in Sweden vis-a-vis the rest of the Nordics.
Click to enlarge
No matter how you define the Nordics:
- As Sweden’s closest land-linked neighbors of Finland and Norway (Nordics 1); or
- Adding to the two above Estonia and Iceland (Nordics 2); or
- Expanding the set to also include Netherlands and Denmark
There is only one conclusion than can be drawn from the above charts: Sweden is not doing too well in terms of cases recorded and in terms of deaths recorded through the pandemic so far. Sweden’s mortality rate per capita is substantially (86%) higher than that of the Nordics 3.
Here is just how poor Sweden’s performance has been:
