If you lived in Slovenia instead of Australia, you would:

Health

be 35.3% less likely to be obese

In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Slovenia, that number is 19.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 29.5% less spent on your healthcare

Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Slovenia spends $5,425 as of 2024.

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have 17.6% fewer doctors per person

Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Slovenia has 33.7 as of 2022.

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be 44.1% more likely to die by suicide

Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Slovenia, it is 18.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 22.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Slovenia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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make 42.6% less money

Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $37,376 as of 2025.

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Life

be 41.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.

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be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Slovenia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 26.2% fewer children

In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 99.8% less coastline

Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.

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Safety

be 32.9% less likely to be murdered

Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Slovenia, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 28.9% more likely to die in a road accident

In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Slovenia, they kill 5.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 19.7% more strain on fresh water

Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Slovenia withdraws 6% as of 2022.

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use 34.2% less electricity

Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 55.5% less CO2

Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 90.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Slovenia, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Slovenia: At a glance

Slovenia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 20,151 sq km. The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2007.
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