Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
be 25.2% more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $89,700 as of 2020.
be 34.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ireland, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 48.4% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ireland, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Slovenia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ireland spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 21.2% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ireland, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.1 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Slovenia? See an in-depth size comparison.