Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Slovenia instead of Guyana, you would:

Health

be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Slovenia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 9.9 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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

make 15.2% more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $41,000 as of 2022.

be 67.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 4.0% as of 2022.

be 65.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

Life

be 95.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Slovenia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.3% more likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Slovenia, it is 99.7% as of 2015.

be 93.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 50.3% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 28.9% more on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Slovenia spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 72.7% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Slovenia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.8% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Slovenia: At a glance

Slovenia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 20,151 sq km. The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2007.
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