Slovenia vs Japan

Slovenia
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Ljubljana
Population
2.1M
GDP
$73.0B
Japan
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Tokyo
Population
124M
GDP
$4.0T

POP 58.3x GDP 55.2x LE 1.8 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Slovenia vs Japan

Poverty (< $2.15/day)100%Population98.3%GDP (Current USD)98.2%Net Migration97.8%GDP Growth Rate94%Foreign Direct Investment88.4%Freshwater Withdrawal76.1%Trade (% of GDP)70.2%
WIDE pair: the board is the Poverty (< $2.15/day) gap first (Slovenia HIC vs Japan HIC).

Demographics: Population (Japan, 98% spread)

Indicator Slovenia Japan Year
Population 2.1M 124M 2024
Population Density 105.3 341.5 2023
Urban Population 55.8% 92.2% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 21.8% 29.8% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Slovenia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Japan, 98% spread)

Indicator Slovenia Japan Year
GDP (Current USD) $73.0B $4.0T 2024
GDP Growth Rate 1.7% 0.1% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $1.9B $16.2B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 155.7% 46.4% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Slovenia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Slovenia, 21% spread)

Indicator Slovenia Japan Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.4 2.6 2022

6 closer health rows sit on the Slovenia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Slovenia, 37% spread)

Indicator Slovenia Japan Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.3% 3.3% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 80.1% 64.9% 2023

2 closer education rows sit on the Slovenia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Japan, 76% spread)

Indicator Slovenia Japan Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 4.4% 18.5% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 23.4% 8.8% 2021
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 6.3 7.8 2024

2 closer environment rows sit on the Slovenia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Japan, 27% spread)

Indicator Slovenia Japan Year
Mobile Subscriptions 130.9 178.4 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Slovenia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Slovenia, 100% spread)

Indicator Slovenia Japan Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.0% 1.2% 2023
Net Migration 3.3K 153.4K 2024
Intentional Homicides 0.6 0.2 2023
GINI Index 24.7 32.3 2023

2 closer social rows sit on the Slovenia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Slovenia vs Japan comparison

Slovenia (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Japan (HIC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 58.3x smaller (2.1M vs 124M) and total GDP is 55.2x smaller ($73.0B vs $4.0T). The gap board leads on Poverty (< $2.15/day) (~100% relative spread) across 45 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Slovenia vs Japan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · WIDE scale band.