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Slovak Republic

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Every statistic we track for Slovakia — 137 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$49,466

#52 of 191

Life expectancy

76.2 yrs

#61 of 188

Happiness score

6.25

#54 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.57

#50 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 92.2% #33/139 2024
At-Risk-of-Poverty Rate 12.2% #26/30 2025
Bank Account Ownership 92.2% #32/139 2024
Bank Branches 19.4 #41/153 2024
Current Account Balance -3% #112/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 89.4% #22/140 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 0.9 #184/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0.5% #35/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -4.4% #133/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 168.9 #61/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 267.4 #75/191 2026
GDP per Capita 31,242 #48/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 27,519 #44/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 49,466 #52/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.5% #62/184 2019
Government Debt 63% #68/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 23.8 #57/57 2023
Income per Person 24,650 #37/183 2018
Income per Person 24,650 #37/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 4.2% #66/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 44 #42/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 75.9% #36/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 0.6% #177/191 2026
Severe Material & Social Deprivation 7% #9/30 2025
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #75/191 2026
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) (OECD) 41.6% #10/40 2023
Total GDP (Long Run) 150,360,426,456 #73/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 5.8% #45/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.5 #161/217 2024
Median Age 42.8 #41/235 2026
Population 5.5 #114/229 2013
Population 5.4 #119/191 2026
Population Density 111.2 #106/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 625 #113/195 2025
Urban Population 53.2% #145/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #105/214 2023
Internet Users 89.8% #57/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 136 #47/209 2022
Weekly Internet Use 90.2% #15/34 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 25.1% #83/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 9.3 #48/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.6 #152/199 2024
Daily Cigarette Smokers 20.4% #9/31 2019
Health Spending (QoG) 7.7% #66/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 42.7% #47/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 5.1 #142/191 2023
Life Expectancy 76.2 #61/188 2013
Life Expectancy 76.7 #52/186 2020
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 19.3% #11/30 2019
Suicide Rate 7.6 #103/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 29.6% #34/167 2022
Undernourishment 3.1% #101/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 78 #69/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 13.1 #7/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 464 #35/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 447 #38/79 2022
PISA Science Score 462 #38/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 5.5 #46/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 3,055 #32/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 24.1% #110/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #55/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #26/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.1 #80/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 49 #62/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 49 #61/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #83/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #43/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #48/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #180/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 90 #41/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #72/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #39/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.7 #50/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #55/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #50/179 2025
Military Spending 2% #59/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #38/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #121/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 76 #29/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #63/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy 38.7% #31/34 2024
Satisfaction with Democracy (ESS) 4.5 #23/38 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.9 #38/192 2024

📰 Media & news

News Avoidance (Digital News Report) 47% #13/48 2026
Paying for Online News (Digital News Report) 11% #29/42 2026
Press Freedom Index 72.7 #37/177 2026
Social Media as News Source (Digital News Report) 50% #26/48 2026
Trust in News (Digital News Report) 19% #46/48 2026
Trust in the News Media (ISSP) 25.8% #21/28 2020

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 1.3 #149/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 6.4 #154/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 92.5% #28/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 24.9% #120/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #178/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 20.6% #92/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 3.6% #93/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.9 #127/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 54.3 #63/141 2023
World Risk Index 1.1 #177/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 71.7% #59/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.3 #54/147 2025
Happiness (EVS) 90.1% #12/36 2017–2020
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #96/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.8 #43/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #121/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.6 #81/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #118/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.6 #4/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #44/193 2023
Life Satisfaction (Eurobarometer) 87.3% #11/34 2024

🧭 Attitudes & values

Acceptance of Homosexuality (EVS) 43.6% #16/36 2017–2020
Attended a Demonstration 7.9% #103/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 80.3% #88/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 73.3% #91/143 2018
Generalised Trust 2.8 #14/36 2023
Importance of Religion 2.8 #28/35 2023
Individualism 52 #26/65 2010
Interpersonal Trust (EVS) 21.6% #27/36 2017–2020
Interpersonal Trust (ISSP) 14.1% #27/27 2020
Long-term Orientation 38 #14/26 2010
Masculinity 110 #1/65 2010
Power Distance 104 #2/65 2010
Preference for State Ownership 5.9 #16/35 2023
Risk Tolerance 4.7 #23/36 2023
Secular Values 0.5 #8/64 2022
Self-assessed Health 2.2 #21/36 2023
Self-Expression Values 0.5 #21/64 2022
Signed a Petition 29.5% #28/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 11.9% #56/120 2017
Trust in government 4.1 #92/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.9 #108/151 2017
Trust in People (ESS) 4.1 #27/38 2023
Trust in political parties 3.3 #82/120 2017
Trust in Science 83.3% #35/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 80.7% #32/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.1 #128/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 51 #47/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.