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Slovenia

Croatia

The widest gap is Take-home pay, average-wage worker: Slovenia €24,276 against Croatia €16,892, 43.7% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Slovenia
Croatia

People

Median age
45.5 years
45.5 years
Life expectancy at birth3.2 years
82.1 years
78.9 years
People81.8%
2.1m
3.9m
People per square kilometre52.7%
106 per km²
69.3 per km²
Women in the population1.5 points
49.7%
51.2%
Born abroad1.4 points
15.5%
14.1%
Born outside the EU0.2 points
12.6%
12.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person35.6%
€20,416
€15,057
Average net income36.9%
€22,036
€16,097
Take-home pay, average-wage worker43.7%
€24,276
€16,892
Gross pay, average-wage worker58.3%
€38,964
€24,612
Minimum wage41.1%
€1,482
€1,050
In work, age 20 to 643.9 points
78.3%
74.4%
Out of work1.0 points
3.9%
4.9%
Hours worked a week0.1 hours
39.5 hours
39.6 hours
At risk of poverty5.2 points
14.3%
19.5%
Housing costs over 40% of income0.3 points
3.5%
3.2%
GDP per person39.4%
€33,380
€23,950

Family and home

People at home8.3%
2.4
2.6
Households with children0.5 points
31.6%
32.1%
Children per woman4.1%
1.52
1.46
Own their home17.2 points
74.2%
91.4%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds39.9%
399 per 100,000 people
558 per 100,000 people
Doctors14.9%
358 per 100,000 people
411 per 100,000 people
Nurses44.9%
1,061 per 100,000 people
733 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree4.1 points
35.1%
31.0%
Students per 1,000 people5.8%
38.0 per 1,000 people
40.2 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them38.2%
€14,753
€10,678
Tax raised per person43.3%
€12,305
€8,586
Government debt9.4 points
65.7%
56.3%

Country and infrastructure

Land area2.79×
20,273 km²
56,594 km²
Railway density28.1%
60.0 per 1,000 km²
46.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density26.1%
30.6 per 1,000 km²
24.3 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people13.6%
603 per 1,000 people
531 per 1,000 people
Households with internet5.6 points
93.5%
87.9%
Tourist nights per resident2.92×
8.37
24.46

Environment

Renewable energy3.1 points
25.4%
28.5%
Land under forest26.9 points
61.7%
34.8%

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

Croatia

Function
Slovenia
Croatia
9.9%
11.5%
3.0%
3.1%
3.3%
5.1%
12.3%
13.2%
1.5%
2.6%
0.9%
3.1%
17.2%
18.7%
3.2%
3.5%
11.8%
10.5%
36.7%
28.8%

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 Croatia

  1. Which covers more ground: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 2.79×: Croatia 56,594, Slovenia 20,273. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 81.8%: Croatia 3.9m, Slovenia 2.1m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which has more forest: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 26.9 points: Slovenia 61.7%, Croatia 34.8%. Share of the land area under forest. Eurostat · Land under forest · 2025. See the figure

  4. Which spends a larger share on protecting the environment: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 1.0 points: Croatia 2.6%, Slovenia 1.5%. Waste and waste water, pollution control, biodiversity and landscape protection. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure

  5. Which is more crowded: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 52.7%: Slovenia 106, Croatia 69.3. People per square kilometre of that total area. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  6. Where is more tax raised per resident: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 43.3%: Slovenia €12,305, Croatia €8,586. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. Eurostat · Tax raised per person · 2024. See the figure

  7. Where does an average-wage worker take home more pay: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 43.7%: Slovenia €24,276, Croatia €16,892. Net annual earnings of a single full-time worker on the national average wage, after tax and social contributions. A tax-benefit model case, not a survey median. Eurostat · Take-home pay, average-wage worker, Gross pay, average-wage worker, & Take-home pay by household · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 39.9%: Croatia 558, Slovenia 399. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where do more people own their home: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 17.2 points: Croatia 91.4%, Slovenia 74.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. Eurostat · Own their home · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where do more adults hold a degree: Slovenia or Croatia?

    The gap is 4.1 points: Slovenia 35.1%, Croatia 31.0%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. Eurostat · With a degree · 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.