Serbia vs China

Serbia
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Belgrade
Population
6.6M
GDP
$90.1B
China
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Beijing
Population
1.4B
GDP
$18.7T

POP 213.9x GDP 208.1x LE 2.0 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Serbia vs China

Poverty (< $2.15/day)100%Population99.5%GDP (Current USD)99.5%Net Migration97.5%Inflation (Consumer Pric…95.3%Foreign Direct Investment69.9%Trade (% of GDP)66.7%Freshwater Withdrawal66.6%
WIDE pair: the board is the Poverty (< $2.15/day) gap first (Serbia UMC vs China UMC).

Demographics: Population (China, 100% spread)

Indicator Serbia China Year
Population 6.6M 1.4B 2024
Population Density 78.8 150.3 2023
Population Ages 65+ 22.7% 14.7% 2024

4 closer demographics rows sit on the Serbia and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (China, 100% spread)

Indicator Serbia China Year
GDP (Current USD) $90.1B $18.7T 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.7% 0.2% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $5.6B $18.6B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 111.7% 37.2% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Serbia and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Serbia, 31% spread)

Indicator Serbia China Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 11 16 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 8.0% 5.9% 2023

5 closer health rows sit on the Serbia and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (China, 15% spread)

Indicator Serbia China Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.4% 4.0% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 70.6% 76.9% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Serbia and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Serbia, 67% spread)

Indicator Serbia China Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 60.6% 20.2% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 27.2% 15.2% 2021
Forest Area 32.4% 24.0% 2023
Electric Power Consumption 5,090 6,524 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Serbia and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (China, 65% spread)

Indicator Serbia China Year
Access to Sanitation 24.1% 68.9% 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Serbia and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (China, 100% spread)

Indicator Serbia China Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.1% 0.0% 2023
Net Migration -8,132 -318,992 2024
Intentional Homicides 1.3 0.5 2023

3 closer social rows sit on the Serbia and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Serbia vs China comparison

Serbia (UMC, Europe & Central Asia) vs China (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 213.9x smaller (6.6M vs 1.4B) and total GDP is 208.1x smaller ($90.1B vs $18.7T). The gap board leads on Poverty (< $2.15/day) (~100% relative spread) across 47 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Serbia vs China figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.