Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa 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 Iowa, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 56.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iowa, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 34.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Iowa, however, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
