Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.1% less likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Serbia, that number is 14.1% as of 2017.
be 10.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Serbia, however, that number is 23.2% as of 2018.
Life
be 87.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Serbia, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Serbia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 50.5% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Serbia, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% more on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% 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, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Serbia: At a glance
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