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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Serbia

Against upper middle income countries, Serbia ranks 3rd of 58 on infrastructure and 34th of 51 on governance. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Serbia with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Serbia reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.07106 of 17934 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.04100 of 19325 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.7667 of 19913 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.1055 of 11012 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2023+0.5248 of 16514 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.3845 of 2103 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2025+1.0148 of 18614 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2023-0.37145 of 21335 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.4173 of 19516 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Serbia, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate1.31per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance20.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important25.3%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer28.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions55.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated4.01%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share91.5%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share4.42%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households8.15%% of households2019no agreed direction
One-person households21.8%% of households2019no agreed direction
Women in a union54.3%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.6marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.61divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age43.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.5years2023no agreed direction
Population6,549,143people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.568%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization62.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+23.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1414.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.64births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate9.2per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-13,086people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population10.6%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Corporate tax rate15%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.833index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.772index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$27,603international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$27,049international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$8,804US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.03%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation3.89%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness113%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows3.94%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue23.9%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Government consumption18.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense35.5%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending2.6%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture18%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths440PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading440PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science447PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion99.7%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling15years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling11.6years2023higher is better
Education spending3.4%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment96%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment89.8%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment70.6%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy99.3%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling8years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary3.33%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio14.3pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers2,688per million people2024higher is better

environment

Forest area32.4%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land40.4%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land14%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.117index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.987ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.864index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers37.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament37.2%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management31.9%% of managers2025higher is better
Married by 185.5%% of women aged 20-242019higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index35index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share21.5%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.3index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.208index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.217index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.212index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.794index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.424index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.577index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.549index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.525index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration99.9%% of children under 52019higher is better
Control of corruption-0.561index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.2index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.102index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.0784index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.466index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.169index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy76years2024higher is better
Infant mortality4.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality5.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending8.03%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate15.1per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds5.78per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access95.4%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation97.9%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting4.6%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility13.1births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality11per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.9%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption7.89litres per adult per year2019no agreed direction
Tobacco use39.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths7.5per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians3.1per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation95%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence8.7per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality20.7%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women24.9%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending32.1%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity9.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity21.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index73index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index32.8index (0-100)2023higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate1.1%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users87.7%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions124per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population1.42%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband33.4per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment17.8%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment7.12%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation52.6%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation66.5%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study12.7%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment23.9%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust16.3%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness79.8%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.69score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Serbia

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