Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 32.2% more money

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

be 51.8% more likely to be unemployed

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

Life

have 30.1% more children

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

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Slovenia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 15.5% more on education

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

spend 16.8% more on healthcare

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

Geography

see 42.7% more coastline

Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.

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

Belgium: At a glance

Belgium is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 30,278 sq km. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Its capital, Brussels, is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO.
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