Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 17.5% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 10.4% as of 2023.
be 23.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
pay a 56.5% lower top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 33.3% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% more on healthcare
Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.5% less coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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