Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Slovenia instead of New York, you would:

Health

be 33.8% less likely to be obese

In New York, 29.9% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 19.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 28.0% less likely to be unemployed

In New York, 4.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Slovenia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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make 59.4% less money

New York has a GDP per capita of $91,992 as of 2024, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $37,376 as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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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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