World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Slovakia fits inside the median country 2.3 times
Slovakia: 49,030 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Slovakia: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Slovakia’s highest peak towers 320 m above the median country’s
Slovakia: 2,655 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Slovakia and the median country are practically level
Slovakia: 37.8% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 37% more people than Slovakia
Slovakia: 5.41 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Slovakia is 15% more densely populated than the median country
Slovakia: 113 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Slovakia are 7.5 cm taller than in the median country
Slovakia: 181 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Slovakia are 6.6 cm taller than in the median country
Slovakia: 167.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Slovakia is 10 years older than in the median country
Slovakia: 41.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.4 more children on average than in Slovakia
Slovakia: 1.46 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Slovakia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Slovakia: 19% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Slovakia hosts 32 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Slovakia: 26 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Slovakia has produced 1.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Slovakia: 1.8 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Slovakia and the median country are practically level
Slovakia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Slovakia’s economy is 3.4 times the size of the median country’s
Slovakia: $155 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Slovakia produces 2.3 times as much per person as the median country
Slovakia: Int$49,309 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Slovakia (Gini 10.6 points higher)
Slovakia: 23.8 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Slovakia
Slovakia: 0.5% (2023) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Slovakia and the median country are practically level
Slovakia: 5.4% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Slovakia and the median country are practically level
Slovakia: 2% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Slovakia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Slovakia: 19.1% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Slovakia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the median country’s
Slovakia: 58% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Slovakia spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as the median country
Slovakia: $1,813 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Slovakia live 3.8 years longer than in the median country
Slovakia: 78.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Slovakia
Slovakia: 5.3 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Slovakia has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Slovakia: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Slovakia has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as the median country
Slovakia: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 19% higher than in Slovakia
Slovakia: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Slovakia are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Slovakia: 30.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Slovakia smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Slovakia: 29.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Slovakia rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in the median country
Slovakia: 6.26 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Slovakia drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Slovakia: 9.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Slovakia has 24% more meat per person than the median country
Slovakia: 70 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Slovakia has 42 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Slovakia: 2,980 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 353 more hours a year than in Slovakia
Slovakia: 1,621 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Slovakia went to school 3.2 years longer than in the median country
Slovakia: 13.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Slovakia: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Slovakia has 5 more World Heritage sites than the median country (8 against 3)
Slovakia: 8 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Slovakia has won 43 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Slovakia: 43 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Slovakia are online, versus 82% in the median country
Slovakia: 90% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Slovakia is 37% faster than in the median country
Slovakia: 220 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Slovakia and the median country are practically level
Slovakia: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 53% in Slovakia
Slovakia: 53% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Slovakia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Slovakia: 140 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Slovakia’s railway network is 69% longer than the median country’s
Slovakia: 3,626 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 671 times as many passengers per resident as those from Slovakia
Slovakia: 0.00036 (2022) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Slovakia, but only 33% of the median country
Slovakia: 40.3% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Slovakia emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Slovakia: 5.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Slovakia
Slovakia: 18.7% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 26% more fine dust than in Slovakia
Slovakia: 13.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Slovakia
Slovakia: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2 times as deadly as in Slovakia
Slovakia: 9.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Slovakia
Slovakia: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 17% more rain than Slovakia
Slovakia: 864 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Slovakia bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Slovakia fits inside the median country 2.3 times.
Which has more people, Slovakia or the median country?
The median country has 37% more people than Slovakia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Slovakia or the median country?
People in Slovakia live 3.8 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 78.4 years in Slovakia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Slovakia or the median country?
Men in Slovakia are 7.5 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
