Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Georgia instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 65.0% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Georgia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 72.2% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Georgia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 74.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Georgia, that number is 11.8% as of 2016.
be 14.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Georgia, however, that number is 19.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Georgia, 25.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.4 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 Georgia, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Georgia spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Georgia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.4% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Georgia, that number is 310 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, Skatteverket.
Georgia: At a glance
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