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

Health

be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 13.0 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.1 times more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 83.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

be 52.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

pay a 90.3% higher top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 91.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 59.0% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 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 17.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 5.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

be 40.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 49.0% more on education

Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 6.0 times more coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.


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