About the author
I’m Gregor Grbec and I come from the Slovenian coast. After a master’s degree in data science, I have worked as a data scientist since 2023. I know how important data is – and understanding it correctly – in today’s world, which is saturated with it.
Why this site
I decided to build Slovenia in Data because I often used Slovenia’s open data from the OPSI portal, but getting to it did not feel convenient enough – especially for people who are not used to working with digital tools.
The site is therefore built on easy access and clear charts: anyone can explore, compare and share the open data in Slovenian, Italian, Hungarian and English. It is meant for everyone: journalists, researchers, politicians, entrepreneurs and anyone else interested in how things stand in Slovenia. At a time of widespread disinformation, it helps everyone form their own picture based on official data – especially on the most pressing issues.
The site is unofficial and non-commercial. It is not affiliated with the ministries, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia or any other publisher of the data.
How to use the site
- Search: type what you are interested in – “wages”, “Gorenjska”, “surnames”, “inflation”. Accents are optional.
- Themes: People, Economy & work, Finance, Health and Energy & environment gather similar data in one place.
- Chart type: the same data can be shown Over time, as a Comparison (bars) or on a Map of the regions. The ▶ Play button or the slider under the title moves through the years.
- Show as: instead of the numbers, shows the share of the total, growth (first year = 100 %), the value per 1,000 inhabitants, amounts without inflation or the average of the last 12 months – wherever that makes sense.
- Period: the slider under a chart over time picks just some years.
- Regions and other choices: tick what the chart should show (Select all / Clear all). Every region always has the same colour.
- Table: every chart also has its numbers; Download CSV takes them to Excel, PNG saves a picture.
- Share and Embed: a link, or code for your own website, shows the chart exactly as you see it.
- Bubbles: compare two measures across regions or years – for example wages and flat prices – and press ▶.
- Facts are curiosities calculated from the data; What’s new lists new and freshly updated data (also as RSS).
How to cite
The data is published under the CC BY 4.0 licence: you may use, share and adapt it, also commercially, as long as you credit the source. Under every chart there is a line “Source: …” with the publisher and a link to the original dataset – cite that source, and this site if you like. For example:
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), Average monthly earnings by legal persons, cohesion and statistical regions of employment, Slovenia, annually, podatki.gov.si, CC BY 4.0. Chart: Slovenia in Data.
Pictures (PNG) and embedded charts already carry the source line.
Mistakes in the data
If you spot a mistake or something that looks odd, please let me know on LinkedIn (link above) – ideally with a link to the chart (the Share button). I check whether it happened here or is already in the original data; in that case I report it to the publisher.
Privacy
The site uses no cookies, does not track individuals and collects no personal data. Your dark-mode setting is stored only in your own browser.