Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
have 11.1% more access to essential health services
Serbia scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Brazil scores 80 as of 2021.
be 49.9% less likely to die by suicide
Serbia has a suicide rate of 15.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 38.0% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 10.1% less spent on your healthcare
Serbia spends $2,303 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
have 23.9% fewer doctors per person
Serbia has 31.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Brazil has 23.6 as of 2023.
Economy
be 16.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 29.8% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
have 31.8% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.3% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Brazil spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 21.2% more on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 14.7 times more likely to be murdered
Serbia has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Serbia, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 73.9% less strain on fresh water
Serbia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 27.8% less home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
use 39.7% less electricity
Serbia uses 5,090 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 48.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Serbia, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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