Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 26.9% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
live 9.6 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
make 60.3% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Serbia, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Serbia, that number is 14.1% as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Serbia, however, that number is 23.2% as of 2018.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Serbia, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
have 12.3% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Serbia, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Serbia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 19.4% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Serbia, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Serbia: At a glance
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