Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 14.3 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 18.1% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.2 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $48,100 as of 2023.

be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Slovenia, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 73.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2022.

pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Slovenia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.2% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Slovenia, it is 99.7% as of 2015.

be 96.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 64.5% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Slovenia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Slovenia, about 89.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Slovenia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.6% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia.

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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