Quality of life comparison

live 12.6 years longer

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 6.3 times more money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 32.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

pay a 78.4% higher top tax rate

Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 96.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 89.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 51.4% fewer children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 90.0% more likely to have internet access

In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on education

Philippines spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Philippines spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

see 91.1% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.