Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 82.5% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 69.0% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $19,900 as of 2023.
be 37.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 10.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 23.4% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Skatteverket.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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