Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 69.3% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
make 53.3% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Serbia, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2020.
be 42.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Serbia, that number is 14.1% as of 2017.
be 15.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Serbia, however, that number is 23.2% as of 2018.
Life
have 28.3% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Serbia, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Serbia, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Serbia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Serbia: At a glance
How big is Serbia compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.