Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 34.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Belgium, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Slovenia, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 24.4% less money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2023, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $48,100 as of 2023.

Life

be 52.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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 23.1% fewer children

In Belgium, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 13.4% less on education

Belgium spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Slovenia spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.4% less on healthcare

Belgium spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Slovenia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 29.9% less coastline

Belgium has a total of 66 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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