Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.6% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 91.3% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 16.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
pay a 21.0% higher top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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 25.2% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 94.9% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 55.7% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 44.9% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
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