Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 85.5% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.
see 19.4% less spent on your healthcare
Serbia spends $2,303 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Palau spends $1,857 as of 2023.
have 41.7% fewer doctors per person
Serbia has 31.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Palau has 18.1 as of 2023.
Economy
make 28.0% more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $19,532 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.2% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.1 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 Palau, 89.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.0 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 Palau, on the other hand, 18.6 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% more on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Serbia, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Palau, they kill 22.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.0% less home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Palau has 7.3 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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