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 46.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 96.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
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 67.7% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
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 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.9% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 50.5% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
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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