Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 15.5% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 21.2% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 28.6% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.
be 21.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 34.2% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.5% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.3% more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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