Side by side
the European Union and Slovakia
The same question asked of every column. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide and say so.
The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: the European Union 7.7% against Slovakia 3.5%, 4.2 points apart.
One question per row
People
Money and work
Family and home
Health and daily life
Education
Public spending
Country and infrastructure
Environment
Where €100 of public spending goes
Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.
the European Union
Slovakia
Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.
Frequently asked: the European Union and Slovakia
Where do more people live: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 83.15×: the European Union 450.6m, Slovakia 5.4m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure
Which covers more ground: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 86.17×: the European Union 4,225,104, Slovakia 49,035. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure
Where were more residents born abroad: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 10.4 points: the European Union 14.4%, Slovakia 4.0%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure
Where do housing costs eat more of the income: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 4.2 points: the European Union 7.7%, Slovakia 3.5%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. Eurostat · Housing costs over 40% of income · 2025. See the figure
Which spends more on health per resident: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 77.9%: the European Union €2,959, Slovakia €1,663. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Who has more to spend, the typical person in the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 76.6%: the European Union €22,939, Slovakia €12,990. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. Eurostat · Disposable income per person, Average net income, & Disposable income by age · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 63.1%: the European Union 42.4, Slovakia 26.0. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. Eurostat · University students & Students per 1,000 people · 2024. See the figure
Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 9.9 points: the European Union 26.2%, Slovakia 16.3%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure
Where do more households have children: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 13.4 points: Slovakia 42.1%, the European Union 28.7%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. Eurostat · Households with children · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Slovakia?
The gap is 9.9%: Slovakia 558, the European Union 507. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure
Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.