Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 35.0% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
pay a 21.2% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 17.9% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.1% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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