Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kyrgyzstan
Side-by-side comparison of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kyrgyzstan from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 34 years
Kyrgyzstan
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 35 years
In short
Bosnia and Herzegovina scores 54.7 in the NationsTree Index (70th in the world) and Kyrgyzstan scores 47.2 (99th), a gap of 7.5 points. Their trees are 5.3 m and 4.8 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Kyrgyzstan has 2.3 times the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kyrgyzstan is 3.9 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina by land area. The economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 20% larger than that of Kyrgyzstan (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.1 million and Kyrgyzstan 7.3 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $25,814 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and $9,220 in Kyrgyzstan (2025, international dollars). People in Bosnia and Herzegovina live on average 5.6 years longer (78.0 vs 72.4 years).
Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks higher in the world on 21 and Kyrgyzstan on 16. Bosnia and Herzegovina is clearly stronger in society & health, science & innovation and institutions & safety. Kyrgyzstan is clearly stronger in military, tourism and land & people.
As a nation, Kyrgyzstan is the older of the two (statehood since 1991, 35 years), compared with Bosnia and Herzegovina (since 1992). Over the last five years Bosnia and Herzegovina improved faster (direction score 88 vs 79 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kyrgyzstan.
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Bosnia and Herzegovina overtook Kyrgyzstan in the NationsTree Index in 2020 and has stayed ahead since.
Bosnia and Herzegovina overtook Kyrgyzstan in GDP (PPP) in 1996 and has stayed ahead since.
Bosnia and Herzegovina overtook Kyrgyzstan in GDP per person (PPP) in 1995 and has stayed ahead since.
Bosnia and Herzegovina overtook Kyrgyzstan in life expectancy in 1994 and has stayed ahead since.
Kyrgyzstan overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina in population in 1991 and has stayed ahead since.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 51,210127th/216 · 2023 | 199,95086th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 51,200126th/216 · 2024 | 191,80087th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 3.1 m135th/217 · 2025 | 7.3 m106th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.77%208th/217 · 2025 | 1.66%62nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 61.8142nd/216 · 2024 | 37.7165th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 52.7%149th/217 · 2025 | 34.7%184th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 12.8%207th/217 · 2025 | 31.9%61st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 22.9%15th/217 · 2025 | 6.0%138th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $32.60 bn110th/210 · 2025 | $22.62 bn127th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $81.06 bn112th/199 · 2025 | $67.70 bn120th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $66.50 bn112th/199 · 2025 | $57.85 bn119th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $10,382103rd/210 · 2025 | $3,081161st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $25,81491st/199 · 2025 | $9,220144th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $9,94093rd/201 · 2025 | $2,800154th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 2.1%142nd/210 · 2025 | 11.1%5th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 4.0%121st/180 · 2025 | 8.2%152nd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 11.0%155th/187 · 2025 | 3.5%58th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 39.7%15th/55 · 2024 | 38.7%14th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 28.8%30th/189 · 2025 | 39.4%57th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -2.5%92nd/192 · 2025 | 2.6%21st/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 4.4%112th/197 · 2025 | 8.0%83rd/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 21.5%118th/200 · 2025 | 26.5%73rd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 12.0%79th/192 · 2025 | 13.7%53rd/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 57.7%101st/200 · 2025 | 51.2%138th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $13.37 bn101st/182 · 2025 | $6.07 bn125th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $17.64 bn99th/182 · 2025 | $14.84 bn105th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 41.0%77th/183 · 2025 | 26.8%120th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 54.1%66th/183 · 2025 | 65.6%45th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 95.1%70th/183 · 2025 | 92.4%77th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 6.5%66th/170 · 2025 | 9.4%51st/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 72.2%38th/171 · 2025 | 32.3%87th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 7.4%126th/171 · 2025 | 11.7%109th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 9.7%38th/171 · 2025 | 18.6%27th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 6.2%89th/168 · 2024 | 10.7%59th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -3.1%118th/191 · 2025 | -24.9%187th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.6%79th/196 · 2025 | 2.8%74th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.8%122nd/209 · 2021 | 11.5%41st/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.08%77th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%90th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.30%18th/195 · 2021 | 0.26%20th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.04%76th/209 · 2021 | 11.15%10th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.47%72nd/209 · 2021 | 0.01%147th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 8.0%115th/206 · 2024 | 6.7%123rd/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 11,07741st/183 · 2022 | 7,01557th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 197,000152nd/194 · 2020 | 8.5 m25th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $438.0 m99th/175 · 2020 | $195.0 m127th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 6.2%78th/168 · 2020 | 8.0%67th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | — | 5.3 m28th/107 · 2019 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 78.069th/217 · 2024 | 72.4133rd/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 6.955th/196 · 2024 | 16.8109th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.5872nd/174 · 2019 | 1.5792nd/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.481st/145 · 2019 | 3.744th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 79%148th/193 · 2024 | 85%132nd/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 91.0%45th/153 · 2022 | 95.8%25th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 87.9%111th/173 · 2023 | 91.7%95th/173 · 2025 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 50.3%2015 | 55.2%26th/55 · 2020 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 35.6%16th/217 · 2025 | 9.6%137th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 8.9%46th/193 · 2023 | 4.5%138th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 97.0%2013 | 99.2%2009 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 45.5%86th/150 · 2023 | 53.9%73rd/150 · 2025 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.80474th/193 · 2023 | 0.720117th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 30.326th/108 · 2021 | 27.514th/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.3%23rd/108 · 2021 | 2.2%62nd/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 86.4%68th/150 · 2024 | 73.9%84th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 56.6%2018 | 93.0%29th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 86.1%78th/186 · 2024 | 92.0%44th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 12186th/210 · 2024 | 107129th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 29.464th/208 · 2024 | 7.8127th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.6080th/164 · 2022 | 2.4096th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 1,01866th/82 · 2019 | 41778th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 1,593159th/161 · 2020 | 804,478104th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 6.45166th/203 · 2024 | 1.4975th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 36.6%65th/212 · 2021 | 27.6%87th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 26.1141st/200 · 2023 | 20.1117th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 42.2%72nd/214 · 2024 | 6.5%177th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2,17854th/149 · 2024 | 708110th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 42.6142nd/205 · 2025 | 34.9171st/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 38.4130th/207 · 2025 | 25.8176th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 53.0120th/207 · 2025 | 43.3158th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 59.6141st/207 · 2025 | 65.3119th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 48.5126th/205 · 2025 | 48.7124th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 53.0118th/205 · 2025 | 42.2145th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.251st/145 · 2023 | 1.763rd/145 · 2020 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $231.4 m121st/156 · 2025 | $601.1 m98th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.7%135th/156 · 2025 | 2.9%33rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 1.6%147th/154 · 2025 | 7.9%42nd/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 11,000128th/170 · 2020 | 21,000104th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.81%85th/168 · 2020 | 0.81%86th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m150th/163 · 2025 | 54.0 m64th/163 · 2023 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 7.0 m50th/65 · 2023 | 34.0 m37th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.21%83rd/110 · 2024 | 0.05%105th/110 · 2024 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 3485th/137 · 2024 | 6777th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 1,08386th/197 · 2023 | 327114th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan has the larger population: 7.3 m (2025) compared with 3.1 m for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan is larger: 199,950 km² (2024) compared with 51,210 km² for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2023). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kyrgyzstan?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $81.06 bn intl. (2025) compared with $67.70 bn intl. for Kyrgyzstan (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kyrgyzstan?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $25,814 intl. (2025) compared with $9,220 intl. for Kyrgyzstan (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kyrgyzstan?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has the higher life expectancy at birth: 78.0 years (2024) compared with 72.4 years for Kyrgyzstan (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan spends more on the military: $601.1 m (2025) compared with $231.4 m for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kyrgyzstan?
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 54.7 points (70th in the world); Kyrgyzstan: 47.2 points (99th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
Sources
World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Kyrgyzstan — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/bosnia-and-herzegovina-vs-kyrgyzstan. Data as of 26 October 2026.