Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 29.0% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 31.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
pay a 26.9% higher top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 12.0% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 10.1% more on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
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