Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 20.2% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 4.0% as of 2022.
be 13.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.
make 63.5% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $41,000 as of 2022.
Life
be 56.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 25.2% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 87.1% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Slovenia spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.8% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Slovenia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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
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