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

Health

be 99.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 23.0 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 24.8% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.1 times more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $55,300 as of 2022.

be 67.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 7.4% as of 2022.

be 72.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2021.

pay a 73.0% higher top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 94.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 52.0% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 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 20.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 49.2% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 44.0% more on education

Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 75.4% more on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.5% 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: Swaziland Revenue Authority, 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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