Do Swedes like candy more than the average person?

Well it depends. Currently, statistically every Swede eats about 13,9 kg/annum of bulk confectionary. (1 kg = 2.20462262 pounds). These 13,9 kg are divided in 6,3 kg chocolate and 7,6 kg of different confectionaries. read more

I don't think Swedes "like" more candy than the average person, but since candy is cheap it's just a natural part of our food source. Another explanation is statistics and production. Its easier to get statistics from bulk confectionary then individual suppliers. read more

But when it comes to the per capita volume of candy consumed, the U.S. isn't even in the top 10. The Europeans seem to be the biggest sugar-loving countries in this regard. Germany tops the list, consuming an average of 29 pounds of chocolate, sugar and gum. read more