Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 69.9% less likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 32.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In China, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
pay a 21.2% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 67.1% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $55,300 as of 2022, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.
Life
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.9% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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