Hungary vs Serbia
Hungary vs Serbia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.3 years in Hungary and 9.8 years in Serbia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.5 years, or 1.05 times that in Serbia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2020, Hungary ranked 38 and Serbia ranked 44 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Hungary | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| 2018 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | 9.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Hungary vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025