Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 58.8% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.8 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $11,100 as of 2021, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 36.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 10.6% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 46.2% more on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 50.3 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 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

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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