Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Japan, you would:
Health
have 27.1% more doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Slovenia has 33.7 as of 2022.
live 1.8 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Slovenia, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Slovenia, that number is 19.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Slovenia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 38.6% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.1% more on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Slovenia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Slovenia, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Slovenia, they kill 5.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 84.7% less strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Slovenia withdraws 6% as of 2022.
find 11.4% less home broadband
Japan has 38.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Slovenia has 34.2 as of 2024.
use 14.3% less electricity
Japan uses 7,530 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 20.0% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 58.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Slovenia, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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