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 27.3% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $55,300 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 74.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
be 27.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Spain, however, that number is 20.4% as of 2021.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
have 33.6% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
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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