Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 34.4% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.9% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $36,500 as of 2020.
be 85.0% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.
pay a 51.5% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.8% less likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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.
have 35.1% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.3% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 12.4% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Slovenia: At a glance
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