Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 30.0% more money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 31.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

be 14.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

pay a 17.0% higher top tax rate

Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 27.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 55.8% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 35.7% more likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 76.7% more on education

Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 25.3% more on healthcare

Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 57.7% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, 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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