Sweden vs Tajikistan
Sweden vs Tajikistan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.6 years in Sweden and 6.8 years in Tajikistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sweden, by 4.8 years, or 1.71 times that in Tajikistan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Sweden ranked 9 and Tajikistan ranked 111 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Sweden | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.6 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 7.7 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Sweden vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025