Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 80.6% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 69.8% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
be 38.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 19.3% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.7% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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