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 43.3% more money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,300 as of 2020.
be 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 26.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
have 56.1% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iceland, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.8% more likely to have internet access
In Slovenia, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% more on education
Slovenia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
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.