Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Sweden instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

Health

live 10.1 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 25.4% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 32.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 23.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

be 36.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 95.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 38.2% fewer children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 56.5% more on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, 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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