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North Macedonia vs Serbia
How North Macedonia and Serbia compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, North Macedonia was higher: 77.4 years against 76.8 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Serbia was higher: $8,804 against $6,873
- Population · In 2023, Serbia was higher: 6.77 million people against 1.83 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Serbia was higher: 2.76% of GDP against 1.97% of GDP
- Electoral democracy · In 2025, North Macedonia was higher: 0.56 of 1 against 0.3 of 1
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorth Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionNorth Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorth Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNorth Macedonia: $346M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personNorth Macedonia: $206 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorth Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. 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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