Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovakia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 34.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovakia, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Slovenia has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Slovakia, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 17.0% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Slovakia, the GDP per capita is $30,300 as of 2020.
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 Slovakia, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.2 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 Slovakia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on education
Slovenia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovakia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 17.6% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovakia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Slovakia: At a glance
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