Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Sweden, you would:
Economy
make 34.9% more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
pay a 29.9% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.7% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Skatteverket.
Switzerland: At a glance
How big is Switzerland compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.