I'd dare say that most people in the USA pay that or more in total taxes.
You may be right.
While we Americans smirk at Socilist Europe and their gi-normous personal tax rates; we must remember our own beloved country has the worlds HIGHEST corporate tax rate.
Which essentially takes money from our pockets just the same as personal taxes do.
And since 2008, we now have a wealth redistribution policy and plans to raise taxes even more.
Yippee.
Sweden also has a 25% VAT for most things, and 12% for food. Additional taxes on other things like alcohol are extremely high. Overall, taxes are about half the GDP, and the US is quite a bit lower than that.