Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 25.6% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Serbia, however, that number is 23.2% as of 2018.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Serbia, that number is 14.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 63.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Serbia, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 34.2% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Serbia, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 61.1% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% 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, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Serbia: At a glance
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