Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Slovenia instead of Norway, you would:

Health

be 12.6% less likely to be obese

In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 42.6% less money

Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 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 Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.

pay a 29.8% higher top tax rate

Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 34.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Norway, approximately 2.3 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.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.

have 32.0% fewer children

In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Norway, approximately 97.0% 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

Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 19.0% less on healthcare

Norway spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.8% less coastline

Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.

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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