Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $19,900 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
be 68.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iowa, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more likely to have internet access
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iowa, about 87.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.