Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
be 36.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 24.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, 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.
Geography
see 56.0% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.