Germany or Sweden: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Germany
2
indicators ahead
Winner
Sweden
10
indicators ahead

Sweden wins on more indicators: 10 of 13 against 2.

  • Safety and trust: tie 1:1
  • Costs and work: Germany 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.

Germany
Sweden

Safety and trust

Tie (1 : 1)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✓0.9 per 100,000 residents
202321% lower
✗1.2 per 100,000 residents
202326% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✗42%
202234% lower
✓63%
202251% higher

Costs and work

Better: Germany (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$75,407
20254% higher
✗$72,529
20254% lower

Climate and health

Better: Sweden (0 : 7)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗80.8 years
20244% lower
✓84.1 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗78.5 years
20245% lower
✓82.6 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗83.2 years
20243% lower
✓85.6 years
20243% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗84.4 years
20232% lower
✓86.0 years
20232% higher
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
✗8.8 µg/m³ per year
202366% higher
✓5.3 µg/m³ per year
202340% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Sweden (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗1.60 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20258% lower
✓1.74 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20259% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗1.68 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202514% lower
✓1.96 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202517% 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Germany, Sweden.

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