Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 22.6% less likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
have 27.5% more doctors per person
Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
be 53.7% less likely to die by suicide
Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.
be 59.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 44.4% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.
have 17.7% fewer children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.1% less on education
Slovenia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 106.5 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 39.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 21.1% more likely to be murdered
Slovenia has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 14.6% more home broadband
Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.
live with 7.7 times more strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.
use 19.4% less electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Spain uses 5,196 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 Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 28.1% less CO2
Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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