Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Sweden instead of Cyprus, you would:

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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

make 34.5% more money

Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 16.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

pay a 63.1% higher top tax rate

Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% 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 Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 72.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.

Expenditures

spend 31.0% more on education

Cyprus spends 5.8% 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

Cyprus 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 5.0 times more coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Skatteverket.

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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