Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
see 38.1% more spent on your healthcare
Slovenia spends $5,425 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belgium spends $7,489 as of 2023.
Economy
make 62.5% more money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
be 86.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belgium, that number is 5.9% as of 2025.
Life
have 16.5% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belgium, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 72.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% more on education
Slovenia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belgium spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 42.7% more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Safety
be 20.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belgium, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 89.5% more likely to be murdered
Slovenia has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 29.2% more home broadband
Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belgium has 44.2 as of 2024.
use 10.1% more electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belgium uses 7,099 kWh as of 2024.
live with 9.5 times more strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belgium withdraws 53% as of 2022.
Environment
be 21.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belgium, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.6% more CO2
Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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