Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe) and Serbia (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$ · 1995-2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 502.37 Serbia: 2,349.41 World: 5,463.2 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 718.93 Serbia: 3,053.91 World: 5,507.22 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 913.81 Serbia: 3,573.5 World: 5,408.57 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,006.7 Serbia: 2,775.47 World: 5,302.34 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,134.6 Serbia: 2,768.91 World: 5,401.23 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,338.48 Serbia: 974.73 World: 5,512.56 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,387.89 Serbia: 1,812.42 World: 5,404.2 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,606.55 Serbia: 2,390.73 World: 5,539.32 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2,033.95 Serbia: 3,153.9 World: 6,129.87 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2,452.69 Serbia: 3,597.09 World: 6,818 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2,739.61 Serbia: 3,807.97 World: 7,290.57 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,166.13 Serbia: 4,492.71 World: 7,803.19 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,931.49 Serbia: 6,081.09 World: 8,685.33 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,841.69 Serbia: 7,376.74 World: 9,425.74 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,539.92 Serbia: 6,414.04 World: 8,827.04 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,506.48 Serbia: 5,970.93 World: 9,555.07 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,982.69 Serbia: 7,082.29 World: 10,496.93 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,693.79 Serbia: 6,263.04 World: 10,597.85 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,034.57 Serbia: 7,040.42 World: 10,759.35 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,206.07 Serbia: 6,886.68 World: 10,912.24 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,662.26 Serbia: 5,820.32 World: 10,191.98 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,928.57 Serbia: 5,982.37 World: 10,239.47 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,345.02 Serbia: 6,548.04 World: 10,784.4 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6,047.85 Serbia: 7,559.86 World: 11,344.73 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6,122.38 Serbia: 7,755.63 World: 11,417.6 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6,130.31 Serbia: 8,098.71 World: 10,999.49 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7,295.34 Serbia: 9,680.53 World: 12,472.91 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7,655.59 Serbia: 10,024.82 World: 12,876.24 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 8,663.02 Serbia: 12,281.71 World: 13,313.86 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9,397.91 Serbia: 13,677.78 World: 13,717.09 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10,381.85 Serbia: 15,262.05 World: 14,405.85 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia World

50 60 70 80 1960 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 58.53 Serbia: 65.59 World: 50.94 1961 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 59.29 Serbia: 66.18 World: 52.8 1962 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 60.12 Serbia: 66.92 World: 55.29 1963 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 60.51 Serbia: 67.23 World: 55.65 1964 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 61.51 Serbia: 67.88 World: 56.1 1965 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 62.21 Serbia: 68.6 World: 55.93 1966 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 63.13 Serbia: 69.31 World: 56.45 1967 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 63.73 Serbia: 69.97 World: 56.9 1968 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64.01 Serbia: 69.95 World: 57.34 1969 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64.45 Serbia: 69.91 World: 57.68 1970 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64.84 Serbia: 69.63 World: 57.94 1971 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 65.18 Serbia: 69.61 World: 58.02 1972 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 65.68 Serbia: 69.87 World: 58.84 1973 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 66.59 Serbia: 70.38 World: 59.3 1974 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 67.64 Serbia: 71.01 World: 59.7 1975 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.33 Serbia: 71.49 World: 60.13 1976 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.57 Serbia: 71.75 World: 60.45 1977 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.78 Serbia: 71.66 World: 61.04 1978 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.84 Serbia: 71.35 World: 61.39 1979 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 69.08 Serbia: 71.08 World: 61.84 1980 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 69.6 Serbia: 71 World: 62.15 1981 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.06 Serbia: 71.04 World: 62.52 1982 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.08 Serbia: 70.97 World: 62.87 1983 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.1 Serbia: 71.03 World: 63.13 1984 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.23 Serbia: 71.09 World: 63.44 1985 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.58 Serbia: 71.36 World: 63.73 1986 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.75 Serbia: 71.56 World: 64.12 1987 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.88 Serbia: 71.78 World: 64.46 1988 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.97 Serbia: 71.97 World: 64.67 1989 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 71.45 Serbia: 72.26 World: 64.96 1990 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 71.51 Serbia: 72.16 World: 65.11 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 71.81 Serbia: 71.88 World: 65.3 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.97 Serbia: 71.57 World: 65.55 1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.89 Serbia: 71.79 World: 65.74 1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 66.6 Serbia: 72.2 World: 65.96 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.19 Serbia: 72.62 World: 66.2 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 73.45 Serbia: 72.79 World: 66.52 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 73.9 Serbia: 72.83 World: 66.83 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 74.47 Serbia: 72.19 World: 67.07 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 74.95 Serbia: 69.93 World: 67.31 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 75.29 Serbia: 71.58 World: 67.65 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 75.57 Serbia: 72.23 World: 67.95 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 75.99 Serbia: 72.29 World: 68.23 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.45 Serbia: 72.44 World: 68.52 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.49 Serbia: 72.68 World: 68.77 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.42 Serbia: 72.83 World: 69.11 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.03 Serbia: 73.39 World: 69.47 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.16 Serbia: 73.63 World: 69.81 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.3 Serbia: 73.89 World: 70 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.7 Serbia: 73.99 World: 70.38 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.83 Serbia: 74.34 World: 70.68 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.96 Serbia: 74.54 World: 70.97 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.04 Serbia: 74.84 World: 71.26 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.13 Serbia: 75.19 World: 71.53 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.09 Serbia: 75.34 World: 71.78 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.07 Serbia: 75.29 World: 71.97 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.12 Serbia: 75.69 World: 72.19 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.39 Serbia: 75.54 World: 72.37 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.94 Serbia: 75.89 World: 72.64 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.39 Serbia: 75.94 World: 72.87 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.04 Serbia: 74.48 World: 72.18 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 74.57 Serbia: 72.78 World: 71.22 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.78 Serbia: 75.24 World: 72.97 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.85 Serbia: 76.14 World: 73.33 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 78.04 Serbia: 75.97 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.96 Serbia: 2.16 World: 4.69 1961 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.89 Serbia: 2.13 World: 4.56 1962 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.81 Serbia: 2.11 World: 5.02 1963 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.7 Serbia: 2.08 World: 5.31 1964 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.6 Serbia: 2.07 World: 5.13 1965 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.53 Serbia: 2.06 World: 5.08 1966 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.39 Serbia: 2.04 World: 4.97 1967 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.22 Serbia: 2.02 World: 4.87 1968 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.08 Serbia: 2.01 World: 4.98 1969 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.95 Serbia: 1.99 World: 4.88 1970 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.79 Serbia: 1.97 World: 4.84 1971 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.75 Serbia: 1.96 World: 4.69 1972 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.67 Serbia: 1.95 World: 4.55 1973 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.54 Serbia: 1.94 World: 4.42 1974 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.45 Serbia: 1.93 World: 4.26 1975 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.39 Serbia: 1.92 World: 4.07 1976 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.31 Serbia: 1.91 World: 3.97 1977 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.2 Serbia: 1.9 World: 3.84 1978 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.08 Serbia: 1.89 World: 3.77 1979 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.99 Serbia: 1.88 World: 3.76 1980 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.98 Serbia: 1.86 World: 3.73 1981 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.02 Serbia: 1.85 World: 3.71 1982 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.05 Serbia: 1.84 World: 3.72 1983 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.05 Serbia: 1.83 World: 3.59 1984 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.02 Serbia: 1.81 World: 3.57 1985 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.96 Serbia: 1.8 World: 3.53 1986 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.91 Serbia: 1.78 World: 3.51 1987 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.88 Serbia: 1.75 World: 3.48 1988 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.85 Serbia: 1.72 World: 3.39 1989 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.79 Serbia: 1.69 World: 3.35 1990 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.79 Serbia: 1.65 World: 3.31 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.78 Serbia: 1.61 World: 3.13 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.76 Serbia: 1.57 World: 3.04 1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.73 Serbia: 1.54 World: 2.97 1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.7 Serbia: 1.51 World: 2.92 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.67 Serbia: 1.47 World: 2.87 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.65 Serbia: 1.44 World: 2.82 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.69 Serbia: 1.4 World: 2.78 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.56 Serbia: 1.37 World: 2.75 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.37 Serbia: 1.35 World: 2.72 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.28 Serbia: 1.48 World: 2.73 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.23 Serbia: 1.58 World: 2.69 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.23 Serbia: 1.57 World: 2.66 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.22 Serbia: 1.59 World: 2.64 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.22 Serbia: 1.57 World: 2.63 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.2 Serbia: 1.45 World: 2.61 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.18 Serbia: 1.43 World: 2.61 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.19 Serbia: 1.38 World: 2.6 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.21 Serbia: 1.4 World: 2.6 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.27 Serbia: 1.44 World: 2.59 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.26 Serbia: 1.4 World: 2.57 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.21 Serbia: 1.4 World: 2.55 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.25 Serbia: 1.45 World: 2.56 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.28 Serbia: 1.43 World: 2.53 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.26 Serbia: 1.46 World: 2.52 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.32 Serbia: 1.46 World: 2.49 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.36 Serbia: 1.46 World: 2.49 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.42 Serbia: 1.49 World: 2.46 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.5 Serbia: 1.49 World: 2.39 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.51 Serbia: 1.52 World: 2.35 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.52 Serbia: 1.48 World: 2.28 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 Serbia: 1.52 World: 2.25 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.48 Serbia: 1.59 World: 2.22 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 Serbia: 1.62 World: 2.2 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 Serbia: 1.64 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia World

0 10 20 30 40 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17.55 Serbia: 13.37 World: 5.12 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.48 Serbia: 13.4 World: 5.28 1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19.41 Serbia: 13.42 World: 5.54 1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.17 Serbia: 13.41 World: 5.79 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.94 Serbia: 13.4 World: 5.92 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21.68 Serbia: 13.2 World: 5.98 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22.59 Serbia: 13.8 World: 6.01 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 23.49 Serbia: 13.7 World: 6.16 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 24.44 Serbia: 13.7 World: 6.28 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25.45 Serbia: 12.6 World: 6.11 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 26.49 Serbia: 12.8 World: 6.19 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.48 Serbia: 13.8 World: 6.41 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 28.42 Serbia: 15.2 World: 6.48 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29.28 Serbia: 18.5 World: 6.33 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.22 Serbia: 20.85 World: 6.22 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.11 Serbia: 20.85 World: 5.97 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 28.98 Serbia: 18.06 World: 5.77 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 23.41 Serbia: 13.67 World: 5.82 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 24.07 Serbia: 16.12 World: 6.41 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.31 Serbia: 19.2 World: 6.28 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.58 Serbia: 22.96 World: 6.15 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 28.01 Serbia: 24 World: 6.15 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.49 Serbia: 22.15 World: 6.1 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.52 Serbia: 19.22 World: 5.96 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.7 Serbia: 17.66 World: 6 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25.41 Serbia: 15.26 World: 5.97 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.53 Serbia: 13.48 World: 5.9 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.4 Serbia: 12.73 World: 5.76 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15.69 Serbia: 10.4 World: 5.59 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15.87 Serbia: 9.01 World: 6.59 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 14.9 Serbia: 9.84 World: 6.05 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12.66 Serbia: 8.44 World: 5.23 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10.67 Serbia: 8.27 World: 4.85 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10.69 Serbia: 7.24 World: 4.81 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11.04 Serbia: 7.12 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21.33 Serbia: 26.3 World: 15.6 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25.12 Serbia: 27.2 World: 17.2 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.92 Serbia: 33.15 World: 20.2 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 34.66 Serbia: 35.6 World: 22.8 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37.74 Serbia: 38.1 World: 25.3 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 42.75 Serbia: 40.9 World: 28.4 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 43.89 Serbia: 42.2 World: 30.9 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 45.06 Serbia: 48.1 World: 33.3 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 48.52 Serbia: 53.45 World: 35.3 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 49.92 Serbia: 62.08 World: 37.4 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.6 Serbia: 65.32 World: 39.9 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 60.26 Serbia: 67.06 World: 43.6 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64.89 Serbia: 70.33 World: 46.3 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.12 Serbia: 73.36 World: 49.4 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 69.95 Serbia: 77.42 World: 53.9 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 73.21 Serbia: 78.37 World: 60.1 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 75.68 Serbia: 81.17 World: 63.8 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 78.85 Serbia: 83.54 World: 67 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 83.38 Serbia: 85.36 World: 69.2 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 86.1 Serbia: 87.69 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Population 3.1 mn 2025
135th of 215		 6.5 mn 2025
109th of 215
Population density 62.2 /km² 2023
140th of 214		 78.8 /km² 2023
122nd of 214
Population growth -0.77 % 2025
206th of 215		 -0.57 % 2025
201st of 215
Life expectancy 78.0 years 2024
67th of 215		 76.0 years 2024
98th of 215
Fertility rate 1.49 2024
151st of 215		 1.64 2024
130th of 215
Birth rate 7.7 ‰ 2024
192nd of 215		 9.2 ‰ 2024
170th of 215
Infant mortality 5.5 ‰ 2024
53rd of 196		 4.6 ‰ 2024
45th of 196
Urban population 52.7 % 2025
148th of 215		 62.6 % 2025
117th of 215
Aged 65+ 22.9 % 2025
15th of 215		 23.1 % 2025
14th of 215
Living in cities 15.1 % 2025
176th of 215		 34.4 % 2025
122nd of 215
Living in towns 36.5 % 2025
79th of 215		 31.4 % 2025
105th of 215
Living in rural areas 48.3 % 2025
22nd of 215		 34.3 % 2025
66th of 215

Human development

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Human Development Index 0.804 2023
74th of 193		 0.833 2023
63rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.689 2023
63rd of 169		 0.772 2023
41st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.701 2023
65th of 156		 0.724 2023
50th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.157 2023
43rd of 172		 0.117 2023
39th of 172

Economy

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
GDP 32.6 bn US$ 2025
109th of 186		 100 bn US$ 2025
75th of 186
GDP per capita 10,382 US$ 2025
82nd of 186		 15,262 US$ 2025
64th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 25,814 int. $ 2025
80th of 185		 33,910 int. $ 2025
65th of 185
GNI per capita 9,940 US$ 2025
77th of 182		 13,480 US$ 2025
67th of 182
GDP growth 2.1 % 2025
131st of 186		 2.0 % 2025
134th of 186
Inflation 6.1 % 2023 3.9 % 2025
54th of 165
Trade 95.1 % 2025
51st of 138		 112.9 % 2025
35th of 138
Exports 41.0 % 2025
59th of 138		 54.3 % 2025
34th of 138
FDI inflows 2.2 % 2025
77th of 192		 3.9 % 2025
39th of 192
Manufacturing 12.0 % 2025
63rd of 132		 12.7 % 2024
Agriculture 4.4 % 2025
95th of 158		 3.3 % 2025
107th of 158
Tax revenue 20.2 % 2024
36th of 89		 23.9 % 2022
Government debt 39.7 % 2024
24th of 56		 -
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
123rd of 147		 2.6 % 2024
32nd of 147

Labour

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Unemployment 11.0 % 2025
151st of 181		 7.1 % 2025
126th of 181
Youth unemployment 28.2 % 2025
159th of 181		 20.9 % 2025
139th of 181
Women in the labour force 39.2 % 2025
150th of 181		 52.6 % 2025
98th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 16.7 % 2025
84th of 181		 18.0 % 2025
82nd of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.7 h 2025
76th of 181		 37.2 h 2025
114th of 181
Youth NEET rate 16.2 % 2025
81st of 181		 12.7 % 2025
53rd of 181
Labour income share 54.4 % 2023 53.2 % 2023
Output per hour 26.3 $ 2025
80th of 181		 29.8 $ 2025
71st of 181

Health

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Health spending 8.9 % 2023
45th of 192		 8.0 % 2023
60th of 192
Health spending per person 773 US$ 2023
68th of 191		 984 US$ 2023
65th of 191
Physicians 2.58 /1,000 2019 3.10 /1,000 2022
49th of 125
Under-5 mortality 6.9 ‰ 2024
55th of 196		 5.4 ‰ 2024
45th of 196
Maternal mortality 6 /100k 2023
30th of 194		 11 /100k 2023
50th of 194
Tobacco use 37.1 % 2024
156th of 166		 39.7 % 2024
163rd of 166
Safe drinking water 86.4 % 2024
67th of 147		 75.0 % 2024
81st of 147

Food

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Calories per person 3,458 kcal 2023
25th of 155		 3,879 kcal 2023
4th of 155
Protein supply 110.8 g 2022
38th of 174		 134.3 g 2022
4th of 174
Animal protein supply 40.9 g 2022
99th of 174		 62.5 g 2022
44th of 174
Fat supply 94.9 g 2022
92nd of 174		 114.2 g 2022
58th of 174
Food insecurity 8.7 % 2024
31st of 134		 6.7 % 2024
21st of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.8 % 2024
26th of 124		 0.7 % 2024
9th of 124
Cereal import dependency 36.6 % 2022
89th of 160		 -41.6 % 2022
142nd of 160

Education

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Literacy 97.0 % 2013 99.3 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 87.9 % 2023 89.8 % 2024
72nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 45.5 % 2023
73rd of 128		 70.6 % 2024
40th of 128
Education spending 3.2 % 2023
74th of 121		 3.4 % 2023
69th of 121
Expected schooling 13.2 yrs 2023
105th of 195		 15.0 yrs 2023
66th of 195
Mean schooling 11.0 yrs 2023
70th of 193		 11.6 yrs 2023
49th of 193

Society

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Income inequality 30.3 2021 32.8 2023
43rd of 93
Extreme poverty 0.3 % 2021 1.1 % 2023
65th of 93
Internet use 86.1 % 2024
75th of 182		 87.7 % 2024
70th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 121.2 /100 2024
74th of 151		 123.8 /100 2024
69th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
14th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
97th of 213
Women in parliament 19.0 % 2025
127th of 184		 37.2 % 2025
40th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Refugees hosted 586 2025
129th of 177		 40,863 2025
69th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
119th of 177		 6.1 ‰ 2025
60th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 164 2025
130th of 177		 134 2025
135th of 177
Refugees from the country 24,653 2025
44th of 199		 29,665 2025
42nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 7.9 ‰ 2025
23rd of 199		 4.4 ‰ 2025
32nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Control of corruption 37.5 /100 2024
132nd of 207		 36.5 /100 2024
137th of 207
Government effectiveness 39.0 /100 2024
151st of 205		 53.3 /100 2024
96th of 205
Rule of law 51.5 /100 2024
119th of 207		 53.5 /100 2024
108th of 207
Regulatory quality 49.3 /100 2024
126th of 205		 56.1 /100 2024
89th of 205
Voice and accountability 49.9 /100 2024
123rd of 205		 48.7 /100 2024
127th of 205
Political stability 57.3 /100 2024
146th of 207		 63.0 /100 2024
120th of 207

Environment

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
CO₂ per capita 6.45 t 2024
166th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 19.4 Mt 2024
90th of 204		 42.0 Mt 2024
59th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
90th of 204		 0.11 % 2024
59th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.0 Gt 2024
81st of 204		 2.9 Gt 2024
55th of 204
GHG per capita 8.73 t 2024
164th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 36.6 % 2021
65th of 211		 27.2 % 2021
88th of 211
Forest area 42.7 % 2023
68th of 212		 32.4 % 2023
104th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 26.1 µg/m³ 2023
141st of 200		 19.3 µg/m³ 2023
111th of 200
Water stress 2.1 % 2022
30th of 176		 5.7 % 2022
61st of 176
Land area 51,200 km² 2023
126th of 214		 84,090 km² 2023
112th of 214

Energy

Indicator Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Renewable electricity 43.3 % 2025
79th of 190		 27.8 % 2025
93rd of 190
Wind and solar 6.7 % 2025
106th of 190		 4.4 % 2025
115th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
46th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
154th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 43.3 % 2025
89th of 190		 27.8 % 2025
103rd of 190
Fossil electricity 56.7 % 2025
89th of 190		 72.2 % 2025
103rd of 190
Coal power 55.7 % 2025
178th of 188		 65.0 % 2025
181st of 188
Carbon intensity of power 573 g/kWh 2025
145th of 190		 696 g/kWh 2025
170th of 190
Electricity per capita 3.91 MWh 2025
72nd of 191		 5.68 MWh 2025
51st 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.