Norway vs Sweden: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality

Norway

7.24

in 2025

Sweden

7.25

in 2025

Norway rank

6th

Sweden rank

5th

Life satisfaction vs. child mortality over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.25 against 7.24 in Norway, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Norway ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 5th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Norway
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Sweden
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.