Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.8% more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.4% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 52.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 5.8 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Slovenia, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
Slovenia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 17.6% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 125.2 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Slovenia? See an in-depth size comparison.