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Slovenia and Italy
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 With a degree: Slovenia 35.1% against Italy 22.3%, 12.8 points apart.
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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
Italy
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 Italy
Where do more people live: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 27.66×: Italy 58.9m, Slovenia 2.1m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure
Which covers more ground: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 14.90×: Italy 302,073, Slovenia 20,273. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure
Which government owes more: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 71.4 points: Italy 137.1%, Slovenia 65.7%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. Eurostat · Government debt · 2025. See the figure
Which spends a larger share on recreation and culture: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 1.5 points: Slovenia 3.2%, Italy 1.7%. Sport and recreation, libraries, museums, broadcasting, and places of worship. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Which is more crowded: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 87.1%: Italy 198, Slovenia 106. People per square kilometre of that total area. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure
Which has more forest: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 30.1 points: Slovenia 61.7%, Italy 31.6%. Share of the land area under forest. Eurostat · Land under forest · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 60.9%: Italy 575, Slovenia 358. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Doctors · 2024. See the figure
Where is unemployment higher: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 2.2 points: Italy 6.1%, Slovenia 3.9%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. Eurostat · Out of work · 2025. See the figure
Where do more adults hold a degree: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 12.8 points: Slovenia 35.1%, Italy 22.3%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. Eurostat · With a degree · 2025. See the figure
Where are more children born per woman: Slovenia or Italy?
The gap is 28.8%: Slovenia 1.52, Italy 1.18. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 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.