Freedom in Slovenia
Where Slovenia sits on every statistic this site carries, each against the countries the same source covers. Slovenia has a figure for 56 of 60 indicators.
Personal
What a person may say, believe, publish, join and where they may go.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of expression | 0.691 | 2025 | 81 of 163 |
| Freedom of association | 0.861 | 2025 | 46 of 163 |
| Civil liberties | 0.883 | 2025 | 36 of 163 |
| Freedom from political violence | 0.973 | 2025 | 16 of 163 |
| Equal protection of rights | 0.885 | 2025 | 21 of 163 |
| Academic freedom | 0.937 | 2025 | 5 of 163 |
| Media censorship effort | -0.550 | 2025 | 117 of 163 |
| Harassment of journalists | 0.907 | 2025 | 61 of 163 |
| Media self-censorship | 0.184 | 2025 | 100 of 163 |
| Universal right to vote | 1.000 | 2025 | 115 of 167 |
| Legal rights for women | 96.9 | 2023 | 25 of 164 |
| Women can get a passport as men do | 1.000 | 2023 | 122 of 164 |
| Access to justice for women | 1.000 | 2025 | 36 of 163 |
| Access to justice for men | 1.000 | 2025 | 45 of 163 |
| Civil liberties score | 58.0 | 2025 | 10 of 167 |
| Political rights score | 39.0 | 2025 | 17 of 167 |
Economic
What a person may own, trade, earn and keep.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 151.9% | 2025 | 10 of 125 |
| Tax revenue as a share of GDP | 21.0% | 2024 | 54 of 83 |
| Government spending as a share of GDP | 42.9% | 2023 | 73 of 79 |
| Foreign investment inflows | 2.3% | 2025 | 30 of 87 |
| Regulatory quality | 67.5 | 2024 | 30 of 169 |
| GDP per capita | $49.1K | 2025 | 27 of 157 |
| GDP growth | 1.1% | 2025 | — |
| Inflation | 2.4% | 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 3.2% | 2025 | 40 of 163 |
| Income inequality | 24.700 | 2023 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0% | 2023 | 3 of 55 |
Digital
What a person may read, send and encrypt online, and who is watching.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet use | 90.8% | 2024 | 45 of 154 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 34.2 | 2024 | 31 of 134 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 130.9 | 2024 | 38 of 134 |
Government
How power is held, checked and abused.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy | 0.692 | 2025 | 49 of 163 |
| Liberal democracy | 0.589 | 2025 | 42 of 163 |
| Rule of law | 0.900 | 2025 | 30 of 163 |
| Judicial checks on government | 0.763 | 2025 | 62 of 163 |
| Legislative checks on government | 0.871 | 2025 | 36 of 157 |
| Political corruption | 0.078 | 2025 | 23 of 163 |
| Civil society participation | 0.907 | 2025 | 16 of 163 |
| Women’s political empowerment | 0.940 | 2025 | 7 of 163 |
| Voice and accountability | 75.4 | 2024 | 28 of 170 |
| Control of corruption | 61.5 | 2024 | 39 of 170 |
| Government effectiveness | 72.5 | 2024 | 29 of 169 |
| Political stability | 78.2 | 2024 | 25 of 170 |
Society
Health, schooling, safety and who takes part.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | 0.931 | 2023 | 18 of 165 |
| Life expectancy | 82.3 | 2024 | 20 of 170 |
| Health spending | 9.3% | 2023 | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket | 12.4% | 2023 | 29 of 164 |
| Maternal mortality | 3.0 | 2023 | 13 of 167 |
| Women in parliament | 35.6% | 2025 | 40 of 156 |
| Women in the workforce | 52.3% | 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 | 2024 | — |
| Urban population | 56.0% | 2025 | — |
| Refugees who left | 0.8 | 2024 | 27 of 168 |
| Population | 2.1M | 2025 | — |
Environment
Energy, emissions and access to power.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions per person | 6.27 | 2024 | 131 of 165 |
| Renewable energy use | 23.4% | 2021 | 93 of 169 |
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | 71 of 169 |
What is missing
4 of the 60 statistics here have no figure for Slovenia in the year they were last ranked. Coverage differs by source: an indicator missing here is one its producer does not publish for Slovenia, not a zero. Who publishes what