Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 57.5% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
have 33.7% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.7% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.7% more on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.5% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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 Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.