Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Health
be 78.2% less likely to be obese
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.8 years less
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 61.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In India, that number is 4.8% as of 2022.
make 57.5% less money
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2022, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,100 as of 2022.
be 29.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
pay a 3.6 times higher top tax rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 97.6% more children
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.2% less likely to be literate
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the literacy rate is 98.1% as of 2021. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% less on healthcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 350.0 times more coastline
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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