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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
KosovoSerbia
| Measure | Kosovo | Serbia | Over the years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | |||
| Life expectancyyears · 2023 | 78 | 76.8 | |
| Child mortalitydeaths before age 5 per 100 live births · 2024 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
| Infant mortalitydeaths per 1,000 live births · 2023 | 8.1 | 4.2 | |
| People | |||
| Populationpeople · 2023 | 1.7 million | 6.77 million | |
| Population growth% a year · 2023 | -1.07 | -0.44 | |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2023 | 1.55 | 1.5 | |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 50.9 | 62.6 | |
| Median ageyears · 2023 | 31.4 | 43.9 | |
| People aged 65 and over% of people · 2023 | 9.6 | 22.3 | |
| Net migration rateper 1,000 people · 2023 | -16.9 | 0.6 | |
| Economy | |||
| GDP per personUS dollars at 2015 prices · 2025 | $5,899 | $8,804 | |
| GDP growth% a year · 2025 | 3.6 | 2 | |
| Inflation% a year · 2025 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |
| Government debt% of GDP · 2025 | 17.5 | 42.2 | |
| Education | |||
| Learning-adjusted schoolingyears · 2020 | 7.9 | 9.8 | |
| Politics | |||
| Electoral democracyindex, 0 to 1 · 2025 | 0.63 | 0.3 | |
| Human rightsindex, 0 to 1 · 2025 | 0.81 | 0.73 | |
| Conflict | |||
| Deaths in conflictsdeaths a year · 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| Military | |||
| Military spending% of GDP · 2025 | 1.85 | 2.76 | |
| Military spending in US dollarsUS dollars at 2024 prices · 2025 | $217M | $2.55B | |
| Military spending per personUS dollars per person · 2025 | $140 | $414 | |
| Military share of state spending% of government spending · 2025 | 5.9 | 6.4 | |
| National power% of world capability · 2022 | 0.01 | 0.09 | |
| Arms importsSIPRI trend-indicator values · 2025 | 8 million | 146 million | |
| Climate | |||
| Temperature°C · 2025 | 11.8 | 12.3 | |
| Days above 35 °Cdays a year · 2014 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
| Tropical nightsnights a year · 2014 | 1.2 | 7.7 | |
| Technology and environment | |||
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 89.42018 | 87.7 | |
| Access to electricity% of people · 2024 | 1001999 | 100 | |
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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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