Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
have 73.8% more doctors per person
Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
be 38.9% less likely to die by suicide
Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 94.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 29.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 14.2% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.8% less on education
Slovenia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 38.5 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 26.3% more likely to be murdered
Slovenia has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 24.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 32.2% more home broadband
Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 17.9% less electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 47.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 47.0% less CO2
Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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