Quality of life comparison

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

Life

be 68.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 23.8% fewer children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 268.2 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Infrastructure

use 2.4 times more electricity

Gibraltar uses 5,017 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sweden uses 12,226 kWh as of 2024.

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find 33.4% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 77.9% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Size Comparison · See true size
Gibraltar is about 69,276 times smaller than Sweden.
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Moving from Gibraltar to Sweden · UN DESA 2020
4 people born in Gibraltar live in Sweden.
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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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