Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 77.9% less money

Sweden has a GDP per capita of $55,300 as of 2022, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 43.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sweden, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

Life

have 10.3% more children

In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 33.5% 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 Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 44.4% less on education

Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.1% less coastline

Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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