Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 18.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.0% as of 2018.
pay a 42.9% higher top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2022.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.5% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 21.4% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia.
Slovenia: At a glance
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