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

Health

be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 25.6 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 42.8 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 65.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 78.4% higher top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 96.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 70.7% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 5.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 14.3% more on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 50.0% more on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 30.3% more coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.

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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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