Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 13.7 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
have 16.7% less access to essential health services
Serbia scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.8 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.4% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 70.2% less home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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