Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 7.25 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 7.25 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 7.48 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.25, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 5th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.35 | 7.28 | 7.48 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.35 | 7.25 | 7.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Exports of goods and services 3.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.0% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 654.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 6.43 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 558.33 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.14 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 97.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 356.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.66 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 168.78 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 7.25 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 in 2012.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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.