Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 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.
be 17.3% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 85.7% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
pay a 19.0% higher top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 35.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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 42.3% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 39.7% more on healthcare
Greece spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 76.5% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Greece? See an in-depth size comparison.