Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kosovo

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe) and Kosovo (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2008-2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo World

2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 15k 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,841.69 Kosovo: 2,889.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,539.92 Kosovo: 2,805.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,506.48 Kosovo: 2,987.55 World: 9,555.07 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,982.69 Kosovo: 3,538.95 World: 10,496.93 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,693.79 Kosovo: 3,410.66 World: 10,597.85 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,034.57 Kosovo: 3,704.56 World: 10,759.35 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,206.07 Kosovo: 3,902.49 World: 10,912.24 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,662.26 Kosovo: 3,520.63 World: 10,191.98 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,928.57 Kosovo: 3,759.45 World: 10,239.47 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,345.02 Kosovo: 4,009.32 World: 10,784.4 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6,047.85 Kosovo: 4,384.19 World: 11,344.73 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6,122.38 Kosovo: 4,415.7 World: 11,417.6 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6,130.31 Kosovo: 4,320.58 World: 10,999.49 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7,295.34 Kosovo: 5,269.7 World: 12,472.91 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7,655.59 Kosovo: 5,298.15 World: 12,876.24 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 8,663.02 Kosovo: 6,220.33 World: 13,313.86 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9,397.91 Kosovo: 7,026.7 World: 13,717.09 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10,381.85 Kosovo: 7,899.42 World: 14,405.85 2008 2014 2017 2020 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 58.53 Kosovo: 48.7 World: 50.94 1961 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 59.29 Kosovo: 49.88 World: 52.8 1962 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 60.12 Kosovo: 48.38 World: 55.29 1963 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 60.51 Kosovo: 50.1 World: 55.65 1964 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 61.51 Kosovo: 51.12 World: 56.1 1965 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 62.21 Kosovo: 52 World: 55.93 1966 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 63.13 Kosovo: 52.47 World: 56.45 1967 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 63.73 Kosovo: 53.05 World: 56.9 1968 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64.01 Kosovo: 53.61 World: 57.34 1969 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64.45 Kosovo: 53.39 World: 57.68 1970 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64.84 Kosovo: 54 World: 57.94 1971 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 65.18 Kosovo: 55.13 World: 58.02 1972 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 65.68 Kosovo: 55.12 World: 58.84 1973 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 66.59 Kosovo: 55.91 World: 59.3 1974 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 67.64 Kosovo: 56.38 World: 59.7 1975 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.33 Kosovo: 57.31 World: 60.13 1976 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.57 Kosovo: 57.54 World: 60.45 1977 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.78 Kosovo: 58.4 World: 61.04 1978 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.84 Kosovo: 58.83 World: 61.39 1979 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 69.08 Kosovo: 59.1 World: 61.84 1980 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 69.6 Kosovo: 60.3 World: 62.15 1981 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.06 Kosovo: 60.37 World: 62.52 1982 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.08 Kosovo: 60.07 World: 62.87 1983 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.1 Kosovo: 61 World: 63.13 1984 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.23 Kosovo: 61.46 World: 63.44 1985 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.58 Kosovo: 61.22 World: 63.73 1986 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.75 Kosovo: 62.54 World: 64.12 1987 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.88 Kosovo: 63.57 World: 64.46 1988 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.97 Kosovo: 64.21 World: 64.67 1989 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 71.45 Kosovo: 65.23 World: 64.96 1990 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 71.51 Kosovo: 66.51 World: 65.11 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 71.81 Kosovo: 66.46 World: 65.3 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.97 Kosovo: 67.38 World: 65.55 1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.89 Kosovo: 67.95 World: 65.74 1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 66.6 Kosovo: 68.6 World: 65.96 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.19 Kosovo: 68.78 World: 66.2 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 73.45 Kosovo: 69.36 World: 66.52 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 73.9 Kosovo: 69.86 World: 66.83 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 74.47 Kosovo: 68.58 World: 67.07 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 74.95 Kosovo: 58.27 World: 67.31 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 75.29 Kosovo: 71.32 World: 67.65 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 75.57 Kosovo: 71.78 World: 67.95 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 75.99 Kosovo: 72.23 World: 68.23 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.45 Kosovo: 72.68 World: 68.52 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.49 Kosovo: 73.13 World: 68.77 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.42 Kosovo: 73.44 World: 69.11 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.03 Kosovo: 73.63 World: 69.47 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.16 Kosovo: 74.42 World: 69.81 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.3 Kosovo: 74.71 World: 70 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.7 Kosovo: 74.79 World: 70.38 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.83 Kosovo: 74.61 World: 70.68 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.96 Kosovo: 75.32 World: 70.97 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.04 Kosovo: 75.75 World: 71.26 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.13 Kosovo: 76.34 World: 71.53 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.09 Kosovo: 76.18 World: 71.78 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.07 Kosovo: 76.02 World: 71.97 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.12 Kosovo: 76.75 World: 72.19 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.39 Kosovo: 77.11 World: 72.37 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.94 Kosovo: 77.12 World: 72.64 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.39 Kosovo: 77.25 World: 72.87 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.04 Kosovo: 74.21 World: 72.18 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 74.57 Kosovo: 74.98 World: 71.22 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.78 Kosovo: 77.62 World: 72.97 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.85 Kosovo: 78.03 World: 73.33 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 78.04 Kosovo: 78.22 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.96 Kosovo: 6.36 World: 4.69 1961 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.89 Kosovo: 6.31 World: 4.56 1962 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.81 Kosovo: 6.24 World: 5.02 1963 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.7 Kosovo: 6.18 World: 5.31 1964 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.6 Kosovo: 6.11 World: 5.13 1965 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.53 Kosovo: 6.04 World: 5.08 1966 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.39 Kosovo: 5.95 World: 4.97 1967 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.22 Kosovo: 5.88 World: 4.87 1968 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.08 Kosovo: 5.81 World: 4.98 1969 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.95 Kosovo: 5.73 World: 4.88 1970 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.79 Kosovo: 5.62 World: 4.84 1971 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.75 Kosovo: 5.56 World: 4.69 1972 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.67 Kosovo: 5.49 World: 4.55 1973 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.54 Kosovo: 5.42 World: 4.42 1974 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.45 Kosovo: 5.37 World: 4.26 1975 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.39 Kosovo: 5.28 World: 4.07 1976 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.31 Kosovo: 5.19 World: 3.97 1977 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.2 Kosovo: 5.01 World: 3.84 1978 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.08 Kosovo: 4.83 World: 3.77 1979 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.99 Kosovo: 4.7 World: 3.76 1980 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.98 Kosovo: 4.66 World: 3.73 1981 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.02 Kosovo: 4.5 World: 3.71 1982 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.05 Kosovo: 4.49 World: 3.72 1983 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.05 Kosovo: 4.46 World: 3.59 1984 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.02 Kosovo: 4.41 World: 3.57 1985 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.96 Kosovo: 4.2 World: 3.53 1986 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.91 Kosovo: 4.12 World: 3.51 1987 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.88 Kosovo: 4.1 World: 3.48 1988 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.85 Kosovo: 3.97 World: 3.39 1989 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.79 Kosovo: 3.67 World: 3.35 1990 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.79 Kosovo: 3.67 World: 3.31 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.78 Kosovo: 3.37 World: 3.13 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.76 Kosovo: 2.77 World: 3.04 1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.73 Kosovo: 2.65 World: 2.97 1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.7 Kosovo: 2.52 World: 2.92 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.67 Kosovo: 2.52 World: 2.87 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.65 Kosovo: 2.54 World: 2.82 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.69 Kosovo: 2.31 World: 2.78 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.56 Kosovo: 2.35 World: 2.75 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.37 Kosovo: 2.63 World: 2.72 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.28 Kosovo: 2.7 World: 2.73 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.23 Kosovo: 2.77 World: 2.69 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.23 Kosovo: 2.79 World: 2.66 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.22 Kosovo: 2.67 World: 2.64 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.22 Kosovo: 2.65 World: 2.63 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.2 Kosovo: 2.62 World: 2.61 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.18 Kosovo: 2.49 World: 2.61 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.19 Kosovo: 2.39 World: 2.6 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.21 Kosovo: 2.36 World: 2.6 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.27 Kosovo: 2.32 World: 2.59 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.26 Kosovo: 2.22 World: 2.57 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.21 Kosovo: 2.04 World: 2.55 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.25 Kosovo: 1.97 World: 2.56 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.28 Kosovo: 1.95 World: 2.53 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.26 Kosovo: 1.87 World: 2.52 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.32 Kosovo: 1.76 World: 2.49 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.36 Kosovo: 1.64 World: 2.49 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.42 Kosovo: 1.62 World: 2.46 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.5 Kosovo: 1.58 World: 2.39 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.51 Kosovo: 1.58 World: 2.35 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.52 Kosovo: 1.57 World: 2.28 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 Kosovo: 1.56 World: 2.25 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.48 Kosovo: 1.56 World: 2.22 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 Kosovo: 1.55 World: 2.2 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 Kosovo: 1.54 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Population

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Population 3.1 mn 2025
135th of 215		 1.6 mn 2025
153rd of 215
Population density 62.2 /km² 2023
140th of 214		 -
Population growth -0.77 % 2025
206th of 215		 -1.10 % 2025
208th of 215
Life expectancy 78.0 years 2024
67th of 215		 78.2 years 2024
65th of 215
Fertility rate 1.49 2024
151st of 215		 1.54 2024
144th of 215
Birth rate 7.7 ‰ 2024
192nd of 215		 11.9 ‰ 2024
122nd of 215
Infant mortality 5.5 ‰ 2024
53rd of 196		 8.0 ‰ 2024
72nd of 196
Urban population 52.7 % 2025
148th of 215		 50.9 % 2025
152nd of 215
Aged 65+ 22.9 % 2025
15th of 215		 10.5 % 2025
93rd of 215
Living in cities 15.1 % 2025
176th of 215		 35.1 % 2025
117th of 215
Living in towns 36.5 % 2025
79th of 215		 36.9 % 2025
77th of 215
Living in rural areas 48.3 % 2025
22nd of 215		 28.0 % 2025
87th of 215

Human development

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Human Development Index 0.804 2023
74th of 193		 -
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.689 2023
63rd of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.701 2023
65th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.157 2023
43rd of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
GDP 32.6 bn US$ 2025
109th of 186		 12.5 bn US$ 2025
145th of 186
GDP per capita 10,382 US$ 2025
82nd of 186		 7,899 US$ 2025
93rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 25,814 int. $ 2025
80th of 185		 19,263 int. $ 2025
98th of 185
GNI per capita 9,940 US$ 2025
77th of 182		 7,760 US$ 2025
89th of 182
GDP growth 2.1 % 2025
131st of 186		 3.6 % 2025
85th of 186
Inflation 6.1 % 2023 3.9 % 2025
58th of 165
Trade 95.1 % 2025
51st of 138		 118.2 % 2025
33rd of 138
Exports 41.0 % 2025
59th of 138		 44.0 % 2025
49th of 138
FDI inflows 2.2 % 2025
77th of 192		 10.0 % 2025
29th of 192
Manufacturing 12.0 % 2025
63rd of 132		 12.5 % 2025
58th of 132
Agriculture 4.4 % 2025
95th of 158		 7.4 % 2025
75th of 158
Tax revenue 20.2 % 2024
36th of 89		 -
Government debt 39.7 % 2024
24th of 56		 -
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
123rd of 147		 1.5 % 2024
82nd of 147

Labour

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Unemployment 11.0 % 2025
151st of 181		 -
Youth unemployment 28.2 % 2025
159th of 181		 -
Women in the labour force 39.2 % 2025
150th of 181		 -
Jobs in agriculture 16.7 % 2025
84th of 181		 -
Weekly hours worked 40.7 h 2025
76th of 181		 -
Youth NEET rate 16.2 % 2025
81st of 181		 -
Labour income share 54.4 % 2023 -
Output per hour 26.3 $ 2025
80th of 181		 -

Health

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Health spending 8.9 % 2023
45th of 192		 -
Health spending per person 773 US$ 2023
68th of 191		 -
Physicians 2.58 /1,000 2019 -
Under-5 mortality 6.9 ‰ 2024
55th of 196		 8.7 ‰ 2024
64th of 196
Maternal mortality 6 /100k 2023
30th of 194		 -
Tobacco use 37.1 % 2024
156th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 86.4 % 2024
67th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Calories per person 3,458 kcal 2023
25th of 155		 -
Protein supply 110.8 g 2022
38th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 40.9 g 2022
99th of 174		 -
Fat supply 94.9 g 2022
92nd of 174		 -
Food insecurity 8.7 % 2024
31st of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 1.8 % 2024
26th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 36.6 % 2022
89th of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Literacy 97.0 % 2013 -
Secondary enrolment 87.9 % 2023 -
Tertiary enrolment 45.5 % 2023
73rd of 128		 -
Education spending 3.2 % 2023
74th of 121		 -
Expected schooling 13.2 yrs 2023
105th of 195		 -
Mean schooling 11.0 yrs 2023
70th of 193		 -

Society

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Income inequality 30.3 2021 38.3 2022
84th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.3 % 2021 10.0 % 2022
81st of 93
Internet use 86.1 % 2024
75th of 182		 89.4 % 2018
Mobile subscriptions 121.2 /100 2024
74th of 151		 34.5 /100 2022
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
14th of 213		 -
Women in parliament 19.0 % 2025
127th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Refugees hosted 586 2025
129th of 177		 -
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
119th of 177		 -
Asylum-seekers hosted 164 2025
130th of 177		 -
Refugees from the country 24,653 2025
44th of 199		 -
Refugees from per 1,000 7.9 ‰ 2025
23rd of 199		 -

Governance

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Control of corruption 37.5 /100 2024
132nd of 207		 42.7 /100 2024
109th of 207
Government effectiveness 39.0 /100 2024
151st of 205		 50.1 /100 2024
106th of 205
Rule of law 51.5 /100 2024
119th of 207		 57.9 /100 2024
96th of 207
Regulatory quality 49.3 /100 2024
126th of 205		 51.3 /100 2024
114th of 205
Voice and accountability 49.9 /100 2024
123rd of 205		 59.6 /100 2024
90th of 205
Political stability 57.3 /100 2024
146th of 207		 60.4 /100 2024
133rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
CO₂ per capita 6.45 t 2024
166th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 19.4 Mt 2024
90th of 204		 -
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
90th of 204		 -
Cumulative CO₂ 1.0 Gt 2024
81st of 204		 -
GHG per capita 8.73 t 2024
164th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 36.6 % 2021
65th of 211		 -
Forest area 42.7 % 2023
68th of 212		 -
PM2.5 exposure 26.1 µg/m³ 2023
141st of 200		 -
Water stress 2.1 % 2022
30th of 176		 -
Land area 51,200 km² 2023
126th of 214		 -

Energy

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo
Renewable electricity 43.3 % 2025
79th of 190		 10.9 % 2025
154th of 190
Wind and solar 6.7 % 2025
106th of 190		 6.8 % 2025
99th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
46th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
177th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 43.3 % 2025
89th of 190		 10.9 % 2025
155th of 190
Fossil electricity 56.7 % 2025
89th of 190		 89.1 % 2025
155th of 190
Coal power 55.7 % 2025
178th of 188		 88.9 % 2025
187th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 573 g/kWh 2025
145th of 190		 902 g/kWh 2025
188th of 190
Electricity per capita 3.91 MWh 2025
72nd of 191		 4.43 MWh 2025
67th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.