Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 45.5% more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.5% more money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $41,000 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 34.0% lower top tax rate
Slovenia has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 31.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 22.5% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Slovenia spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.8% more on healthcare
Slovenia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4336.5 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
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