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Kosovo vs Serbia
How Kosovo and Serbia compare on 29 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Kosovo was higher: 78 years against 76.8 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Serbia was higher: $8,804 against $5,899
- Population · In 2023, Serbia was higher: 6.77 million people against 1.7 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Serbia was higher: 2.76% of GDP against 1.85% of GDP
- Electoral democracy · In 2025, Kosovo was higher: 0.63 of 1 against 0.3 of 1
Every measure
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, World Bank, IMF, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6 and ITU. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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