Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 35.5% less likely to be obese
In Sweden, 17.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
see 36.4% more spent on your healthcare
Sweden spends $7,770 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Switzerland spends $10,602 as of 2023.
Economy
be 44.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Switzerland, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 81.8% more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $114,769 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.6% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 47.8% less likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Switzerland, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 14.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sweden, road accidents kill 2.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Switzerland, they kill 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.8% more home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Switzerland has 47.0 as of 2024.
live with 81.6% more strain on fresh water
Sweden withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Switzerland withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 41.8% less electricity
Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Switzerland uses 7,117 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Sweden, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Switzerland, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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