Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2022.

make 30.6% less money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $48,100 as of 2023.

Life

be 55.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.

be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Slovenia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 21.7% fewer children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 14.4% less on healthcare

Netherlands 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 89.7% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 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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