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

Health

live 8.7 years longer

In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 44.4% less likely to be obese

In Grenada, 31.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 17.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 8.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sweden spends $7,770 as of 2024.

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have 3.2 times more doctors per person

Grenada has 13.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Sweden has 44.1 as of 2021.

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have 21.4% more access to essential health services

Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sweden scores 85 as of 2021.

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be 10.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sweden, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 5.2 times more money

Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.

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Life

be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Grenada, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 87.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Grenada, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 19.0% fewer children

In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 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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Basic Needs

be 36.5% more likely to have internet access

In Grenada, approximately 70.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sweden, about 95.8% do as of 2025.

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Expenditures

spend 42.7% more on education

Grenada spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 11.2% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 26.6 times more coastline

Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Safety

be 91.6% less likely to be murdered

Grenada has a homicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 67.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 36.4% more home broadband

Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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live with 49.2% less strain on fresh water

Grenada withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sweden withdraws 4% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 73.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Grenada, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sweden, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.4 times more CO2

Grenada emits 1.5 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 (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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