If you lived in Slovenia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Slovenia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 23.1 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 28.3 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $48,100 as of 2023.

be 77.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2022.

be 14.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Slovenia, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Slovenia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Slovenia, it is 99.7% as of 2015.

be 97.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 73.1% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Slovenia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 7.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Slovenia, about 89.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Slovenia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 36.3% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Slovenia spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 88.4% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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, National Revenue Authority.

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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