Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 40.1% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 52.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
be 17.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
pay a 26.9% higher top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 51.9% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 81.0% more on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 19.8% more on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.2% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.