Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 4.0 times more money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.
be 68.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Grenada, 24.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.
be 35.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Grenada, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.
Life
be 76.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Grenada, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 75.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Grenada, approximately 9.4 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 19.5% fewer children
In Grenada, there are approximately 13.3 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 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In Grenada, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Grenada spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 96.6% more on healthcare
Grenada spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 26.6 times more coastline
Grenada has a total of 121 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 Grenada? See an in-depth size comparison.