Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Serbia spends $2,303 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Finland spends $6,433 as of 2023.
have 16.5% more doctors per person
Serbia has 31.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Finland has 36.1 as of 2021.
have 19.4% more access to essential health services
Serbia scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Finland scores 86 as of 2021.
be 10.8% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 24.2% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 38.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2022.
make 3.7 times more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $56,149 as of 2025.
be 32.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Finland, that number is 9.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 27.3% less 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 Finland, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 58.7% less 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 Finland, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.
have 15.2% fewer children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 87.6% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Finland spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 30.4% more on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 25.2% less likely to be murdered
Serbia has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 43.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Serbia, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Finland, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.9 times more electricity
Serbia uses 5,090 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Finland uses 14,819 kWh as of 2024.
live with 23.9% more strain on fresh water
Serbia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Finland withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
be 84.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Serbia, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Finland, it causes 7.0 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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