Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.0% as of 2018.
pay a 12.4% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
make 28.0% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $36,500 as of 2020.
be 12.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 33.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2022.
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.4% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 22.0% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Skatteverket.
Slovenia: At a glance
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