Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 28.1% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 79.2% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 47.6% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 92.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
Life
have 10.5% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, 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 46.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
Greece spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, GSIS, Greece.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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