Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Sweden instead of Cambodia, you would:

Health

live 12.0 years longer

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 5.3 times more likely to be obese

In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.3 times more money

Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $55,300 as of 2022.

be 32.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 7.4% as of 2022.

pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate

Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 92.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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.

have 41.2% fewer children

In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 21.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cambodia, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 46.7% more likely to have internet access

In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.0% more on healthcare

Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.3 times more coastline

Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation, Skatteverket.

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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