Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
be 45.6% more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Massachusetts, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 25.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Massachusetts, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
make 2.4 times more money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Massachusetts, the GDP per capita is $87,892 as of 2024.
be 48.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Massachusetts, that number is 4.7% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
