Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 35.0% less likely to be obese
In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 12.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
make 24.4% less money
United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $67,100 as of 2019, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In United Arab Emirates, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 55.3% less likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
United Arab Emirates spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
United Arab Emirates spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to United Arab Emirates? See an in-depth size comparison.