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Serbia vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Serbia
srb
Leads on 44 of 106 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 57 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Serbia and United States: Serbia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (18,720) against United States (2.17); Serbia leads on Oil Imports (78,600) against United States (10.27); Serbia leads on Oil Consumption (88,000) against United States (19.15). Across 106 compared metrics, Serbia wins on 44 and United States wins on 57.

  • Communications: 4 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

4 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.36 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score53.55 points65.49 points★
Waterways58741,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.16B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars105.51B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.5 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue0.25★0.2
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.2 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index96.6★92
Electricity Consumption29.81★3.9
Electricity Exports6.439.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6570★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants35★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables114★
Electricity Imports5.0772.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity7.34★1.09
Electricity Production36.54★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)91.88 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.841.8★
Gross Fixed Investment18.4★12.9
Gross National Saving15.318.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.9 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption2.72767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports2.0186.15★
Natural Gas Production509.7772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves48.14★0
Oil Consumption88,000★19.15
Oil Exports4,815★1.92
Oil Imports78,600★10.27
Oil Production14,310★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves77.5★20.68
Population Below Poverty Line23.2 people15.1 people★
Public Debt73.1★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.9 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption74,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports15,750★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports18,720★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production74,350★20.3
Remittances7.1★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.38★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.041.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.9★10.6
Unemployment Rate7.4 %4.2 %★

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-887,880-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions44.784.8★
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populationslarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Water Resources162.2★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.74 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)156.99★94.67
Agricultural land34,930 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita345.63 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land550234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country51.23 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions117★50
Independence5★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)20.95★26.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.513.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density5.4 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)11 %★17 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.2★27.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.5 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,300NA
Underweight Children Under 510.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)32,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)51.54 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.75★0.72
Life expectancy at birth81.99 years83.22 years★
Median age of population44.56 years★38.79 years
Population Change-34,673.3 persons2.26M persons★
Population density86.8 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population6.64M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.6★0.4
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AC★
Birth Rate (%)8.72 %10.75 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.3 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)14.66 %8.76 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.42M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.23174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.35 years★11.07 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.41 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)180.57★177.13
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.92 %74.52 %★
Physician Density3.1 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.6 %0.45 %★
Population living in slums1.3 %★0.05 %
Total deaths77,453.4 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.17 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate1.49 per woman1.61 per woman★
Total net-migration-14,087.4 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate4.33 per live births★5.52 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇷🇸 Serbia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.392.06★
Airports4616,116★
Heliports118,130★

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