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

Health

live 10.2 years longer

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 80.8% more money

Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 56.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

pay a 5.7 times higher top tax rate

Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 61.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 88.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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 37.8% fewer children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 60.0% more on education

Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.0 times more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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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