Serbia vs Slovakia

Slovakia scores 59.9 in the NationsTree Index (57th in the world) and Serbia scores 49.6 (90th), a gap of 10.3 points. Their trees are 8.6 m and 10.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Serbia has 21% more people than Slovakia. Serbia has 80% more land area than Slovakia. The economy of Slovakia is 20% larger than that of Serbia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Serbia 6.5 million and Slovakia 5.4 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $49,309 in Slovakia and $33,910 in Serbia (2025, international dollars). People in Slovakia live on average 2.4 years longer (78.4 vs 76.0 years).

Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Serbia ranks higher in the world on 8 and Slovakia on 27. Serbia is clearly stronger in natural resources and military. Slovakia is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, tourism and infrastructure & digital.

As a nation, Serbia is the older of the two (statehood since 780, 1,246 years), compared with Slovakia (since 1993). Over the last five years Serbia improved faster (direction score 8 vs 3 out of 100).