Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
be 13.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cyprus, however, that number is 13.9% as of 2021.
pay a 38.7% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 21.2% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $50,600 as of 2023.
Life
be 13.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cyprus, 68.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.3% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cyprus spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cyprus, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 79.9% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Skatteverket.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.