Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 37.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.5% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $36,500 as of 2020.
be 44.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.
be 16.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.0% as of 2018.
pay a 42.9% higher top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 58.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
have 41.9% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Slovenia, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 97.7% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Slovenia: At a glance
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