Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 42.7% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 16.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 45.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 42.2% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
Geography
see 62.8 times more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Skatteverket.
Canada: At a glance
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