Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 54.0% more money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 16.9% more likely to be unemployed

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

Life

be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 32.1% more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 44.0% more on education

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

Geography

see 79.5% more coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 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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