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Slovenia and the European Union

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Slovenia

the European Union

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: the European Union 7.7% against Slovenia 3.5%, 4.2 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Slovenia
the European Union

People

Median age0.6 years
45.5 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth0.6 years
82.1 years
81.5 years
People211.49×
2.1m
450.6m
People per square kilometre3.9%
106 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population1.4 points
49.7%
51.0%
Born abroad1.1 points
15.5%
14.4%
Born outside the EU2.2 points
12.6%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person12.4%
€20,416
€22,939
Average net income17.8%
€22,036
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker23.4%
€24,276
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker12.0%
€38,964
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 642.2 points
78.3%
76.1%
Out of work2.1 points
3.9%
6.0%
Hours worked a week2.2 hours
39.5 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty2.0 points
14.3%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income4.2 points
3.5%
7.7%
GDP per person24.9%
€33,380
€41,700

Family and home

People at home4.3%
2.4
2.3
Households with children2.9 points
31.6%
28.7%
Children per woman13.4%
1.52
1.34
Own their home5.7 points
74.2%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds27.1%
399 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors4.5%
358 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree1.8 points
35.1%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people11.6%
38.0 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them33.6%
€14,753
€19,707
Tax raised per person31.6%
€12,305
€16,198
Government debt16.0 points
65.7%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area208.41×
20,273 km²
4,225,104 km²
Railway density22.2%
60.0 per 1,000 km²
49.1 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density64.1%
30.6 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people3.3%
603 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet1.3 points
93.5%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident24.4%
8.37
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy0.8 points
25.4%
26.2%

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.

Slovenia

the European Union

Function
Slovenia
the European Union
9.9%
12.4%
3.0%
3.0%
3.3%
3.5%
12.3%
10.8%
1.5%
1.7%
0.9%
1.5%
17.2%
15.0%
3.2%
2.4%
11.8%
9.7%
36.7%
40.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Slovenia and the European Union

  1. Which covers more ground: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 208.41×: the European Union 4,225,104, Slovenia 20,273. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 211.49×: the European Union 450.6m, Slovenia 2.1m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 4.2 points: the European Union 7.7%, Slovenia 3.5%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  4. Where is unemployment higher: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.1 points: the European Union 6.0%, Slovenia 3.9%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. une_rt_a · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which government spends more per resident: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 33.6%: the European Union €19,707, Slovenia €14,753. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where is more tax raised per resident: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 31.6%: the European Union €16,198, Slovenia €12,305. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. gov_10a_taxag · 2024. See the figure

  7. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 27.1%: the European Union 507, Slovenia 399. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where are more children born per woman: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 13.4%: Slovenia 1.52, the European Union 1.34. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. demo_find · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 11.6%: the European Union 42.4, Slovenia 38.0. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where does more energy come from renewables: Slovenia or the European Union?

    The gap is 0.8 points: the European Union 26.2%, Slovenia 25.4%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. 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.