Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greece instead of Slovenia, you would:

Health

be 23.3% more likely to be obese

In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.

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Economy

make 22.1% less money

Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $48,500 as of 2024, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $37,800 as of 2024.

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be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Slovenia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 10.2% as of 2024.

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be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.

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Life

be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.3 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 24.1% less on education

Slovenia spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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Geography

see 293.5 times more coastline

Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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