Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 7.0 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 16.6% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.8 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 12.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 79.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 31.9% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 72.7% more likely to have internet access

In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.7% more on education

Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 78.7% more on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.

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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