India vs Serbia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Serbia: Serbia leads on Oil Consumption (88,000) against India (3.18); Serbia leads on Oil Imports (78,600) against India (3.06); Serbia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (74,000) against India (4.52). Across 105 compared metrics, India wins on 51 and Serbia wins on 47.

  • Communications: 4 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %83.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points53.55 points
Waterways14,500587

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $5.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $105.51B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %3.5 %
Coal Revenue1.150.25
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %8.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP8.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7196.6
Electricity Consumption1.1429.81
Electricity Exports5.156.43
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7165
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1235
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables161
Electricity Imports5.625.07
Electricity Installed Capacity367.87.34
Electricity Production1.3936.54
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita91.88 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.532.8
Gross Fixed Investment3018.4
Gross National Saving28.815.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %2.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.432.72
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.962.01
Natural Gas Production31.54509.7
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.2948.14
Oil Consumption3.1888,000
Oil Exports825,6004,815
Oil Imports3.0678,600
Oil Production954,00014,310
Oil Proved Reserves5.6877.5
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people23.2 people
Public Debt46.573.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD3.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.5274,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.3115,750
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,30018,720
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.974,350
Remittances3.57.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.38
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.252.04
Taxes and Other Revenues6.723.9
Unemployment Rate4.3 %7.4 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M-887,880
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.8244.78
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riva fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Total Renewable Water Resources1.91162.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %2.74 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7156.99
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km34,930 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant345.63 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,562550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %51.23 %
Administrative Divisions28117
Independence155
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.510.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP10 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km5.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %11 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.228.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %21.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.33,300
Underweight Children Under 531.51

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M32,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %51.54 %
Human Capital Index0.520.75
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years81.99 years
Median age of population29.19 years44.56 years
Population Change14.13M persons-34,673.3 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km86.8 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons6.64M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.6
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA-A
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %8.72 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %62.3 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %14.66 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons1.42M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.693.23
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years11.35 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people1.41 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95180.57
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %65.92 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km3.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %-0.6 %
Population living in slums5.41 %1.3 %
Total deaths8.28M persons77,453.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %53.17 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman1.49 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-14,087.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births4.33 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.39
Airports31546
Heliports28911

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