If you lived in Slovenia instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 3.1 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Slovenia, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 13.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Slovenia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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make 34.4% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $37,376 as of 2025.

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Life

be 29.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 61.2% more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 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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Expenditures

spend 38.6% more on education

Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Slovenia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 93.6% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.

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Safety

be 50.0% more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Slovenia, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 15.0% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Slovenia has 34.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 36.3% more CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). 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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