Sweden to become a third-world country by 2030

[Kravanica]

No, seriously.

For the full UN report, see here.

According to UN projections, Sweden will be a much poorer country by 2030, much worse than what anyone in the Swedish government indicates.

The UN report HDI (Human Development Index) predicts a significant decrease in Swedish prosperity, unlike their Nordic neighbors, who will retain their top positions and even strengthen them globally in the long run.

In 2010 Sweden had the 15th place in the HDI rankings but according to UN forecasts, Sweden will be #25 in 2015, and in 2030 on the 45th place.

Sweden is one of few countries with such a sharp deterioration from what it had in 2010.

Finland demonstrates one of the world's best school systems, while the Swedish school have lost competitiveness.

Fewer ends up on welfare dependency in their Nordic neighboring countries while Sweden continues to have a greater amount of family households forced to live on welfare, which are a couple factors causing the dropped global competitiveness.

Negative developments, or rather liquidations can be exemplified by Orrefors Kosta Boda, which in 1992 had 940 employees in Sweden and was a profitable industry. Today less than 100 remain in the company after further cost reductions and adaptations in order to meet global competition.

Most of today's less developed countries such as Cuba, Mexico, the Baltic countries and Bulgaria according to the 2030 UN report will be passing Sweden in prosperity.

Even Greece, which today is more or less bankrupt, but will be on 13th place by 2030.

Sweden's leftist establishment and media believe a cornerstone of their perfect society is multiculturalism: large scale immigration from some of the poorest, most backward nations on earth. Swedes who disagree with that plan risk being labeled racist, fascist, even Nazi.

"We had a perfectly good country," Ingrid Carlqvist, a journalist said. "A rich country, a nice country, and in a few years' time, that country will be gone."

Here is the UN report:

2010–2030 UN projections of Very High HDIs

Since opening its doors to virtually unchecked immigration, Sweden is due to sharply decline in terms of HDI development. A truly sad site to see for a country that was virtually rich and prosperous. But in true left-wing fashion, Sweden seems hellbent on becoming as "culturally enriched" as people. Denizens of NSG, how would you propose to solve this? Should Sweden reverse its policies and shut its doors? I see that as the only solution.

What say ye, NSG?

[Alyakia]

prove this is related to immigration

[Benuty]

I miss the days when third world was used to refer to those not in the US or Soviet aligned blocs.

Not this classist nonsense.

[United States Kingdom]

Wow. I am speechless. As someone who has lived, and was born in a third world country, I always thought Sweden was pretty good, like the other Nordic countries.

[PLESSUR]

This is particularly fascinating considering that Sweden has previously been referred to as "the most successful society ever to exist on earth". What would you say is the main cause behind this?

[Rock Lobsters]

I miss the days when third world was used to refer to those not in the US or Soviet aligned blocs.

Not this classist nonsense.

If I could give you a cookie, it would be a chocolate chip cookie.

[Huda]

Interesting... rather interesting.

Why has this happened?

[Kravanica]

prove this is related to immigration

Fewer ends up on welfare dependency in their Nordic neighboring countries while Sweden continues to have a greater amount of family households forced to live on welfare, which are a couple factors causing the dropped global competitiveness.

Unchecked immigration from some of the poorest countries on Earth is bad, son.

[PLESSUR]

If this is true and it happens, will it precipitate into the worldwide end of the welfare state as we know it?

[PFQ Recruiting Office]

I live in Sweden and to me, stuff around me hasn't really changed. Maybe I haven't noticed them yet, or because I never cared about them.

[Kaitjan]

As a man that has spent much of his life in Sweden, I can say that this sounds about right. Immigration has skyrocketed. Around 20-25% of the population is born abroad (Europe included, however, but no actual Swedes born abroad). At least according to the immigration ministry (Migrationsverket).

Malmö and Göteborg (Gothenburg), two of the three largest cities in the country are quickly going down the drain. And they have a huge influx of foreigners, especially Malmö. Considering that it takes aound 8 years for the average immigrant to get a job, it is not a surprise that things are going south.

[Kaitjan]

Interesting... rather interesting.

Why has this happened?

Completely irresponsible immigration policies, mate.

[Alyakia]

prove this is related to immigration

Fewer ends up on welfare dependency in their Nordic neighboring countries while Sweden continues to have a greater amount of family households forced to live on welfare, which are a couple factors causing the dropped global competitiveness.

Unchecked immigration from some of the poorest countries on Earth is bad, son.

that's it? seriously? what about the company that lost like 90% of its employees? i assume they got other jobs or went on welfare if they couldn't. but obviously it's the immigrants because you've totally not already reached that conclusion years before this report even came out, right?

[Hastiaka]

I miss the days when third world was used to refer to those not in the US or Soviet aligned blocs.

Not this classist nonsense.

this.

[Kravanica]

Unchecked immigration from some of the poorest countries on Earth is bad, son.

that's it? seriously? what about the company that lost like 90% of its employees? i assume they got other jobs or went on welfare if they couldn't. but obviously it's the immigrants because you've totally not already reached that conclusion years before this report even came out, right?

No, I didn't actually. Nor did I say that it was the only factor, Alylyakia. Stop strawmanning.

>inb4 "ur raycist"

[PFQ Recruiting Office]

As a man that has spent much of his life in Sweden, I can say that this sounds about right. Immigration has skyrocketed. Around 20-25% of the population is born abroad (Europe included, however, but no actual Swedes born abroad). At least according to the immigration ministry (Migrationsverket).

Malmö and Göteborg (Gothenburg), two of the three largest cities in the country are quickly going down the drain. And they have a huge influx of foreigners, especially Malmö. Considering that it takes aound 8 years for the average immigrant to get a job, it is not a surprise that things are going south.

Mainly because the fact that it takes them time to get enough knowledge in order to be accepted in one. I mean, most of us immigrants come from poor countries where a few got jobs. You can't really blame us.

[Planita]

It should adopt a more conservative immigration policy.

[Kaitjan]

Unchecked immigration from some of the poorest countries on Earth is bad, son.

that's it? seriously? what about the company that lost like 90% of its employees? i assume they got other jobs or went on welfare if they couldn't. but obviously it's the immigrants because you've totally not already reached that conclusion years before this report even came out, right?

Migrants are a part of it. Another reason is that Swedish industry has failed to adapt to the global market and the state has sold out many government owned enterprises to private actors. Kockums, for example, still exists but is much smaller than it once was due to various cuts. But migrants which fail to integrate (or do simply not want to) cost a lot of money, which strains the national budget. That in turn reflects on the quality of state and communal healthcare and education. I would say that the privatization in general has been a major contributer to the downfall in Swedish economy.

[Ifreann]

The phrase "third world" does not seem to appear in that UN report.

[Alyakia]

that's it? seriously? what about the company that lost like 90% of its employees? i assume they got other jobs or went on welfare if they couldn't. but obviously it's the immigrants because you've totally not already reached that conclusion years before this report even came out, right?

No, I didn't actually. Nor did I say that it was the only factor, Alylyakia. Stop strawmanning.

>inb4 "ur raycist"

both of your posts in this thread have gone on about immigration. it's evidently the only factor you care about. feel free to tell us about the other causes. if you want to make an immigration thread do it and don't hide behind this.

>he's so desperate to get called a racist so he can pretend he's oppressed by the lefty SJWs he's already trying to nail himself to the cross pre-emptively

[United States of Conner]

prove this is related to immigration

Prove it even will happen.

I miss the days when third world was used to refer to those not in the US or Soviet aligned blocs.

Not this classist nonsense.

Take a cookie.

prove this is related to immigration

Fewer ends up on welfare dependency in their Nordic neighboring countries while Sweden continues to have a greater amount of family households forced to live on welfare, which are a couple factors causing the dropped global competitiveness.

Unchecked immigration from some of the poorest countries on Earth is bad, son.

Oh, boy.
Here we go again.

[PFQ Recruiting Office]

that's it? seriously? what about the company that lost like 90% of its employees? i assume they got other jobs or went on welfare if they couldn't. but obviously it's the immigrants because you've totally not already reached that conclusion years before this report even came out, right?

Migrants are a part of it. Another reason is that Swedish industry has failed to adapt to the global market and the state has sold out many government owned enterprises to private actors. Kockums, for example, still exists but is much smaller than it once was due to various cuts. But migrants which fail to integrate (or do simply not want to) cost a lot of money, which strains the national budget. That in turn reflects on the quality of state and communal healthcare and education. I would say that the privatization in general has been a major contributer to the downfall in Swedish economy.

What about that company that lost 90% of it's employers? Who's gonna replace them all?

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

The forecast is nonsense. It's a 2010 rapport, predicting that Sweden would be the world's 25th nation in HDI in 2015. This prediction is well off. In fact, Sweden has only gone down one place in the HDI since 2010. Adjusted for societal inequality, Sweden is the third nation in the world when measuring IHDI. Not a third world nation, but the third nation in the world. The forecast is outdated.

[New Granadeseret]

Unchecked immigration from some of the poorest countries on Earth is bad, son.

that's it? seriously? what about the company that lost like 90% of its employees? i assume they got other jobs or went on welfare if they couldn't. but obviously it's the immigrants because you've totally not already reached that conclusion years before this report even came out, right?

Well, to be fair, Sweden doesn't have a particularly large labor-intensive industrial or agricultural base looking for cheap labor (like, say, The United States), and if the immigrates are coming in as Kaitjan claims it's not unrealistic that the economy woulden't be able to absorb such an influx of unskilled labor. Immigrants aren't bad on their face, but if there aren't enough jobs for the skill level they're coming in at then putting them on a welfare program until they're qualified can be a drain on the country's resources.

[Interzone Inc]

This report simply isn't plausible. As well as having Sweden falling out of the developed world, it has Greece overtaking places like Switzerland and the US in terms of human development.

Its yet another example of economists using mathematical models to reach asinine conclusions.