Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Sweden instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

see 48.5% more spent on your healthcare

San Marino spends $5,231 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sweden spends $7,770 as of 2024.

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have 10.4% more access to essential health services

San Marino scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sweden scores 85 as of 2021.

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live 1.8 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In San Marino, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 2.2 times more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 66.7% more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 1.2 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.

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Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

San Marino spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 69.7% more on healthcare

San Marino spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 11.2% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 64.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In San Marino, road accidents kill 5.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 13.5% more home broadband

San Marino has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Compare further: San Marino vs. Sweden

Size Comparison · See true size
San Marino is about 7,382 times smaller than Sweden.
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Moving from San Marino to Sweden · OECD 2021
1 people moved from San Marino to Sweden.
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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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