Country profile
Slovakia
- Continent: Europe
- Surface area: 49,030 km²
- Population density: 110/km²
At a glance
- Slovakia has a population of about 5.4M; its total GDP of $154.5B ranks #58 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 49,030 km² is about 25% of the world median of 198,330 km².
- International tourist arrivals stands out most against the median: 15.3M — rank #17 of 162 countries with data.
Where Slovakia stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Slovakia: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 5.4M (2025) | +1% | #120 / 169 | median 11.5M · 47% |
| Population growth | -0.2% (2025) | #150 / 169 | N/A | |
| Urban population share | 53.2% (2025) | −5% | #117 / 169 | median 63.8% · 83% |
| Population aged 65+ | 19.0% (2025) | +66% | #32 / 169 | median 7.4% · 2.6× |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 (2024) | +23% | #128 / 169 | median 2.1 · 70% |
| Birth rate | 8.5‰ (2024) | −11% | #143 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 53% |
| Death rate | 9.9‰ (2024) | +3% | #32 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 1.4× |
| Net migration | -31.4K (2025) | #139 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 49,030 km² (2023) | #132 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 25% | |
| Population density derived | 110/km² (2025) | +1% | #54 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 1.5× |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $154.5B (2025) | +524% | #58 / 168 | median $80.7B · 1.9× |
| GDP per capita | $28,544 (2025) | +520% | #40 / 168 | median $6,834 · 4.2× |
| GNI per capita | $26,410 (2025) | +526% | #40 / 168 | median $6,350 · 4.2× |
| GDP growth (annual) | 0.8% (2025) | −82% | #140 / 168 | median 3.1% · 26% |
| Inflation rate | 4.0% (2025) | +28% | #60 / 162 | median 3.3% · 1.2× |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4% (2025) | −71% | #79 / 168 | median 5.1% · 1.0× |
| Gini index | 23.8 (2023) | −12% | #153 / 153 | median 35.3 · 67% |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 0.5% (2023) | +150% | #111 / 153 | median 2.5% · 20% |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 85.1% (2025) | +49% | #7 / 163 | median 35.0% · 2.4× |
| Imports share of GDP | 85.2% (2025) | +34% | #11 / 163 | median 40.2% · 2.1× |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 1.6% (2025) | −17% | #142 / 168 | median 7.2% · 22% |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 16.2% (2025) | −15% | #33 / 165 | median 11.2% · 1.4× |
| International tourist arrivals | 15.3M (2018) | +22% | #17 / 162 | median 1.1M · 14× |
| Tourism receipts | $1.3B (2020) | +76% | #65 / 165 | median $705M · 1.8× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years (2024) | +6% | #43 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.1× |
| Infant mortality | 5.3‰ (2024) | −29% | #122 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 41% |
| Under-five mortality | 6.3‰ (2024) | −31% | #122 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 40% |
| DPT immunization | 96.0% (2024) | −3% | #42 / 166 | median 90.5% · 1.1× |
| Hospital beds | 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) | −26% | #22 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 2.8× |
| Health spending share of GDP | 7.4% (2023) | +33% | #69 / 165 | median 6.5% · 1.1× |
| Secondary school enrollment | 93.2% (2024) | +5% | #72 / 167 | median 90.5% · 1.0× |
| Education spending share of GDP | 4.7% (2022) | +10% | #60 / 165 | median 4.1% · 1.1× |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.880 (2023) | +11% | #37 / 165 | median 0.754 · 1.2× |
| Internet users | 89.8% (2024) | +124% | #48 / 169 | median 81.5% · 1.1× |
| Mobile subscriptions | 140.0 per 100 (2024) | +157% | #31 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 1.2× |
| Fixed broadband | 33.8 per 100 (2024) | +44436% | #34 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 2.8× |
| Electricity access | 100.0% (2024) | +0% | #64 / 169 | median 99.9% · 1.0× |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 5.5 t (2024) | −29% | #41 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 2.1× |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 29.9 Mt (2024) | −29% | #71 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 1.4× |
| Renewable electricity share | 23.6% (2021) | +36% | #99 / 169 | median 34.1% · 69% |
| Renewable energy consumption | 17.9% (2021) | +225% | #107 / 169 | median 26.9% · 67% |
| Forest area | 40.1% (2023) | +1% | #59 / 169 | median 32.4% · 1.2× |
| Agricultural land | 38.0% (2023) | −18% | #93 / 169 | median 41.7% · 91% |
| Arable land | 27.2% (2023) | −7% | #32 / 168 | median 11.0% · 2.5× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 13.7 µg/m³ (2023) | −45% | #125 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 69% |
| Military spending | 2.0% (2024) | +13% | #63 / 157 | median 1.8% · 1.1× |
Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.
The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).