Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 51.5% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 46.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Luxembourg, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 31.0% higher top tax rate

Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 11.1% less likely to have internet access

In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 44.0% more on education

Luxembourg spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 96.6% more on healthcare

Luxembourg spends 5.8% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, 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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