Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Identity
Name origin: the larger northern territory is named for the Bosna River.
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly smaller than West Virginia.
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Matchup file
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia
118 shared metrics.
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Serbia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Serbia.
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Identity
Name origin: the country takes its name from the Serb people.
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Analysis
Serbia leads in 84 of 118 shared metrics, while Bosnia and Herzegovina leads in 34.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Solar Electricity Share is 8.3x that of Serbia (4.1% vs 0.44%).
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Capital Elevation is 3.5x that of Serbia (527 m vs 117 m).
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Time Zones Count is 3.0x that of Serbia (4.0 time zones vs 1.0 time zones).
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Official Languages Count is 2.0x that of Serbia (3.0 vs 1.0).
Serbia has 100% higher Air Passengers than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Key Comparisons
Solar Electricity ShareBosnia and Herzegovina leads
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.1%
Serbia
0.44%
Capital ElevationBosnia and Herzegovina leads
Bosnia and Herzegovina
527 m
Serbia
117 m
Time Zones CountBosnia and Herzegovina leads
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.0 time zones
Serbia
1.0 time zones
Official Languages CountBosnia and Herzegovina leads
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.0
Serbia
1.0
Air PassengersSerbia leads
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.6K
Serbia
3.87M
Water Stress (%)Serbia leads
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.88%
Serbia
60.56%
All Metrics
Solar Electricity Share
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
4.1%
Serbia
0.44%
830% higher
Capital Elevation
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
527 m
Serbia
117 m
350% higher
Time Zones Count
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
4.0 time zones
Serbia
1.0 time zones
300% higher
Official Languages Count
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.0
Serbia
1.0
200% higher
Air Passengers
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
1.6K
Serbia
3.87M
100% lower
Water Stress (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.88%
Serbia
60.56%
99% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.14% of firms
Serbia
6.4% of firms
98% lower
Irrigated Land
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
30 km²
Serbia
550 km²
95% lower
Water Withdrawal
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.31 B m³
Serbia
5.1 B m³
94% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13.7 per 100k
Serbia
7.4 per 100k
85% higher
Scientific Publications
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
1.0K
Serbia
5.4K
81% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.19% of GDP
Serbia
0.95% of GDP
80% lower
Spirits Consumption
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.51 L/person/yr
Serbia
2.4 L/person/yr
78% lower
Researchers
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
669.77 per 1M
Serbia
2.5K per 1M
73% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.5% of firms
Serbia
2.0% of firms
72% higher
Railway Length
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
965 km
Serbia
3.3K km
71% lower
Military Spending
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.75% of GDP
Serbia
2.6% of GDP
71% lower
Tourism Revenue
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
$438,000,000
Serbia
$1,422,000,000
69% lower
GDP (Nominal)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
$29,613,572,022.9
Serbia
$90,097,765,959.11
67% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
11.0K
Serbia
32.0K
66% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.50
Serbia
0.30
66% higher
Inflation Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
1.7%
Serbia
4.7%
64% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.34
Serbia
0.21
63% higher
Domestic Patents
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
53
Serbia
138
62% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
17.64% of adults
Serbia
45.49% of adults
61% lower
Electricity Generation
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
15.14 TWh
Serbia
37.12 TWh
59% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
2.3 per 1k
Serbia
5.4 per 1k
57% lower
Airports
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
20
Serbia
46
57% lower
Border Neighbors
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.0
Serbia
7.0
57% lower
Foreign Patents
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
8.0
Serbia
18
56% lower
Tourist Arrivals
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
197.0K
Serbia
446.0K
56% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
14.63% of firms
Serbia
32.6% of firms
55% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.65
Serbia
0.42
54% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
2.4 per 100k people
Serbia
1.6 per 100k people
51% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
19.05%
Serbia
38%
50% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
21.74%
Serbia
40.39%
46% lower
Population
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.65M
Serbia
6.65M
45% lower
Unemployment Rate
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
10.72%
Serbia
7.4%
45% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
39.91% of GDP
Serbia
73.1% of GDP
45% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.4% of GDP
Serbia
6.2% of GDP
45% lower
Credit Card Ownership
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
13.7% of adults
Serbia
24.29% of adults
44% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
4.68M kW
Serbia
8.20M kW
43% lower
Suicide Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
9.0 per 100k
Serbia
15.14 per 100k
41% lower
Land Area
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
51.2K km²
Serbia
84.1K km²
39% lower
University Enrollment Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
45.5%
Serbia
73.21%
38% lower
Wind Electricity Share
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
2.6%
Serbia
4.0%
36% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
36.6%
Serbia
27.2%
35% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
28.2% of youth labor force
Serbia
20.93% of youth labor force
35% higher
Land Border Length
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
1.5K km
Serbia
2.3K km
34% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
36.03 kg/person/yr
Serbia
53.49 kg/person/yr
33% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
42.73%
Serbia
32.39%
32% higher
Protected Land (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
9.5%
Serbia
13.4%
29% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
$22,955.76
Serbia
$32,233.76
29% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.7K kWh/person
Serbia
5.1K kWh/person
28% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
15.27% of firms
Serbia
20.89% of firms
27% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
$667.3
Serbia
$903.12
26% lower
GDP Growth Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.0%
Serbia
3.9%
25% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
40.87% of GDP
Serbia
53.58% of GDP
24% lower
GNI Per Capita
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
$8,790
Serbia
$11,610
24% lower
Fertility Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
1.1 children/woman
Serbia
1.5 children/woman
22% lower
Population Density
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
62.21 /km²
Serbia
78.76 /km²
21% lower
Birth Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
6.9 per 1k
Serbia
8.7 per 1k
21% lower
Alcohol Consumption
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
5.9 L/adult/yr
Serbia
7.5 L/adult/yr
21% lower
Forest Area
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
21.9K km²
Serbia
27.2K km²
20% lower
Digital Payments Used
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
62.07% of adults
Serbia
77.05% of adults
19% lower
Teen Birth Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
11.22 per 1k
Serbia
13.67 per 1k
18% lower
Infant Mortality
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
5.3 per 1k births
Serbia
4.5 per 1k births
18% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
26.6 µg/m³
Serbia
22.51 µg/m³
18% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
570.64 gCO2/kWh
Serbia
695.8 gCO2/kWh
18% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
174.03 kg/person/yr
Serbia
148.53 kg/person/yr
17% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
2.6 per 1k
Serbia
3.1 per 1k
17% lower
Death Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
12.29 per 1k
Serbia
14.66 per 1k
16% lower
Urban Population (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
52.12%
Serbia
62.38%
16% lower
Beer Consumption
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.7 L/person/yr
Serbia
3.2 L/person/yr
15% higher
Child Mortality
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
6.0 per 1k births
Serbia
5.2 per 1k births
15% higher
Coal Electricity Share
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
55.4%
Serbia
65.05%
15% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
62.72 per 100k
Serbia
54.43 per 100k
15% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
86.4%
Serbia
74.97%
15% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
20.31% of GDP
Serbia
23.89% of GDP
15% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
281.67 per 1k people
Serbia
323.36 per 1k people
13% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
7.2 kg/person/yr
Serbia
8.0 kg/person/yr
10% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
8.7% of GDP
Serbia
9.7% of GDP
10% lower
Highest Elevation
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
2.4K m
Serbia
2.2K m
10% higher
Political Corruption Index
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.73
Serbia
0.79
9% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
2.2K kg oil eq/person
Serbia
2.4K kg oil eq/person
9% lower
Youth Population (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
13.04%
Serbia
14.31%
9% lower
Smoking Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
36.2%
Serbia
39.5%
8% lower
Dependency Ratio
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
54.48% of working-age pop.
Serbia
58.72% of working-age pop.
7% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
54.28% of GDP
Serbia
58.14% of GDP
7% lower
Homicide Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
1.2 per 100k
Serbia
1.3 per 100k
7% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
37.3% of adults
Serbia
39.6% of adults
6% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
121 per 100 people
Serbia
128.47 per 100 people
6% lower
Broadband Access (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
29 per 100 people
Serbia
31 per 100 people
6% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.82
Serbia
0.86
5% lower
Life Evaluation Score
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
6.4 pts
Serbia
6.7 pts
5% lower
Women in Senior Management
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
30.23% of managers
Serbia
31.91% of managers
5% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
3.2% of GDP
Serbia
3.4% of GDP
5% lower
Human Development Index
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.80
Serbia
0.83
3% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
34 pts
Serbia
33 pts
3% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
44.4% of adults
Serbia
46% of adults
3% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
94.52% of adults
Serbia
91.38% of adults
3% higher
Informal Employment Share
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
16.57% of employed people
Serbia
17.14% of employed people
3% lower
Obesity Rate
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
25.47%
Serbia
26.05%
2% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
41.04 hrs/week
Serbia
40.37 hrs/week
2% higher
Median Age
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
44.9 years
Serbia
43.9 years
2% higher
Internet Users (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
86.1%
Serbia
87.69%
2% lower
Life Expectancy
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
77.8 years
Serbia
76.2 years
2% higher
CO2 Per Capita
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
6.1 t/person/yr
Serbia
6.2 t/person/yr
2% lower
Elderly Population (%)
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
22.23%
Serbia
22.69%
2% lower
Food Waste per Person
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
124.91 kg/person/yr
Serbia
122.81 kg/person/yr
2% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
20 days/yr
Serbia
20 days/yr
equal
Coastline Length
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
20 km
Serbia
0 km
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
100%
Serbia
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
0.55 per 1M people
Serbia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0 m
Serbia
35 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
-3.2% of GDP
Serbia
-4.9% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
5.0 sites
Serbia
5.0 sites
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SerbiaBosnia and Herzegovina
0 per 1M people
Serbia
6.0 per 1M people
ranked lower
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