Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 35.6% more money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $41,000 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 27.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
have 51.8% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% more likely to have internet access
In Slovenia, approximately 89.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% more on education
Slovenia spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 106.7 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Slovenia? See an in-depth size comparison.