Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
have 77.9% more doctors per person
Slovakia has 37.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.
be 52.8% less likely to die by suicide
Slovakia has a suicide rate of 9.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
be 37.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 39.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 5.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 14.1% more on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 25.0% less likely to be murdered
Slovakia has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 14.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovakia, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 32.2% more home broadband
Slovakia has 33.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.
live with 8.4 times more strain on fresh water
Slovakia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Slovakia, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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