Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Alabama, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 23.3% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
