The Sweden experiment: how no lockdowns led to mental health, healthier economy
It&#x27;s so weird to see people still claiming this.<p>Sweden has relatively few neighbors, but compare it with any of them, and it looks bad <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;BlaU2SX" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;BlaU2SX</a><p>Yes, Sweden did well compared to the EU average, but a country with very low population density, surrounded by very few neighbors that all got the virus under control very quickly has a lot of things going for it compared to the European average.<p>The difference between them and their neighbors isn&#x27;t small.<p>Counterfactuals are always hard, and there might be valid non-lockdown related excuses for why Sweden did so <i>poorly</i>, but it&#x27;s really strange to be reading articles about how well Sweden has done.