Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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
make 30.2% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $36,500 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.
be 36.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.0% as of 2018.
Life
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 36.0% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Slovenia, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Slovenia: At a glance
How big is Slovenia compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.