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Table 1 Selected background statistics by country

From: Comparison of road safety in Finland and Sweden

Regiona

Finland

Northern Europe

Sweden

Northern Europe

Population, thousand (2013) b

5439

9600

Area, thousand km2 (2013) b

338

450

Population density, inhabitants per km2 (2013) b

16

21

Urban population (2014) a

84.1%

85.7%

Population aged 65+ (2013)b

19.1%

19.3%

Life expectancy at birth, years (2013)b

81.1

82.0

Gross domestic product per capita (PPP), US$ (2013)b

40134

44,586

Motorways, km2

810

2044

Other roads, km2

106760

212836

Number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants (2013)b

571

468

Number of motorcycles per 1000 inhabitants (2013)b

46

30

Number of mopeds per 1000 inhabitants (2013)b

56

8

  1. a [21] b [22]