Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 36.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
be 15.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
pay a 20.2% higher top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 19.3% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 52.0% more on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 34.7% more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
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