Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
see 57.7% more spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sweden spends $7,770 as of 2024.
have 24.7% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Sweden has 44.1 as of 2021.
be 20.1% more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sweden, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 96.8% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.
be 41.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 73.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
have 17.7% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 60.9% more on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 79.5% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
Safety
be 70.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 59.7% more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 70.9% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sweden withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 2.3 times more electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Sweden uses 12,226 kWh as of 2024.
find 10.2% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.
Environment
be 20.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sweden, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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