Belgium or Sweden: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Sweden wins on more indicators: 10 of 12 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Sweden 0:1
- Costs and work: Belgium 1:0
- Climate and health: Sweden 0:7
- Law and institutions: Sweden 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Belgium
Indicator
Sweden
Safety and trust
Better: Sweden (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.02 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
tie
periods differ
1.1 per 100,000 residents
2021
1.2 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
observation is outdated
periods differ
36%
2010
63%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Belgium (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$74,676
20253% higher
✗$72,529
20253% lower
Climate and health
Better: Sweden (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗82.3 years
20242% lower
✓84.1 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗80.3 years
20243% lower
✓82.6 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗84.4 years
20241% lower
✓85.6 years
20241% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
85.3 years
2023almost equal
✓86.0 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
99.69%
2024almost equal
✓99.80%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.63%
2024almost equal
✓99.76%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗8.4 µg/m³ per year
202358% higher
✓5.3 µg/m³ per year
202337% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Sweden (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗1.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202527% lower
✓1.74 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202537% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗1.36 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202531% lower
✓1.96 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202544% higher
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Belgium, Sweden.