Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.2 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 16.3% less likely to be unemployed

In San Marino, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

make 16.6% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $60,800 as of 2019, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

Life

be 64.7% less likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 6.5 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 22.4% more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 8.8 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 58.3% more likely to have internet access

In San Marino, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

San Marino spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 70.3% more on healthcare

San Marino spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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