Quality of life comparison

live 6.8 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 12.7% less likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 69.8% more money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 28.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

be 16.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 72.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 52.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 28.9% more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 20.0% more on education

Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.0% more on healthcare

Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 6.5 times more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.