Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Slovakia, you would:
Economy
make 97.4% more money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $39,300 as of 2023, while in Connecticut, the GDP per capita is $77,582 as of 2024.
be 29.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Connecticut, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
be 30.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Connecticut, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.