Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Slovenia, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 29.2% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Slovenia, that number is 19.8% of people as of 2024.
have 21.6% fewer doctors per person
Spain has 42.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Slovenia has 33.7 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Spain has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Slovenia, it is 18.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Slovenia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 37.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 30.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 21.5% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Slovenia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.
Safety
be 17.4% less likely to be murdered
Spain has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Slovenia, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 65.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Spain, road accidents kill 3.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Slovenia, they kill 5.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.1% less strain on fresh water
Spain withdraws 43% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Slovenia withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 24.1% more electricity
Spain uses 5,196 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh as of 2024.
find 12.7% less home broadband
Spain has 39.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Slovenia has 34.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 90.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Spain, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Slovenia, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 39.0% more CO2
Spain emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia emits 6.3 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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