Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.
live 17.2 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 36.2 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 66.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 99.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 94.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 70.4% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 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 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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 3.3 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 28.2% more on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sweden: At a glance
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