Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life was 75.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Slovakia, 2004–2016
Source: Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 75.4% for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Slovakia peaked at 75.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2004.
Slovakia ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 59.0% | — |
| 2005 | 63.4% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 59.0% | 70.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 66.1% | 75.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Slovakia?
- Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Slovakia was 75.4% in 2016, according to Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2004.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life?
- Slovakia ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people answering "very satisfied" or "fairly satisfied" to the question "On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the life you lead?"