Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Switzerland, you would:
Economy
make 25.9% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
pay a 42.8% higher top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% 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.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Switzerland? See an in-depth size comparison.