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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 125th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia UAE
Population
3140094
11372700
Population rank 135/197 86/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Bosnia UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 - $43,599,160,050
1981 - $49,333,424,135
1982 - $46,622,718,605
1983 - $42,803,323,345
1984 - $41,807,954,236
1985 - $40,603,650,232
1986 - $33,943,612,095
1987 - $36,384,908,744
1988 - $36,275,674,203
1989 - $41,464,995,914
1990 $7,753,478,261 $50,701,443,748
1991 $6,122,959,184 $51,552,165,622
1992 $4,735,044,707 $54,239,171,888
1993 $3,630,668,950 $55,625,170,253
1994 $1,255,802,469 $59,305,093,980
1995 $1,866,572,954 $65,743,666,576
1996 $2,786,045,322 $73,571,233,996
1997 $3,671,909,673 $78,839,008,445
1998 $4,116,774,301 $75,674,336,283
1999 $4,686,256,363 $84,445,473,111
2000 $5,567,772,769 $104,337,372,362
2001 $5,800,615,466 $103,311,640,572
2002 $6,728,220,887 $109,816,201,498
2003 $8,498,894,359 $124,346,358,067
2004 $10,156,541,538 $147,824,370,320
2005 $11,222,796,337 $180,617,467,965
2006 $12,864,841,906 $222,116,541,865
2007 $15,778,734,264 $257,916,133,424
2008 $19,112,796,623 $315,474,615,739
2009 $17,613,949,091 $253,547,358,747
2010 $17,176,315,804 $300,189,052,689
2011 $18,644,233,537 $360,832,739,551
2012 $17,226,735,996 $384,610,125,391
2013 $18,179,108,531 $400,218,529,748
2014 $18,558,733,564 $414,105,366,753
2015 $16,404,348,871 $370,275,469,571
2016 $17,116,926,328 $369,255,326,236
2017 $18,326,373,366 $390,516,804,030
2018 $20,484,053,869 $427,049,432,158
2019 $20,482,608,755 $417,989,721,743
2020 $20,226,036,564 $349,473,015,330
2021 $23,672,712,242 $415,178,792,757
2022 $24,534,663,636 $502,731,935,194
2023 $27,592,361,388 $514,130,432,648
2024 $28,343,394,203 $537,078,829,135

Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 - $42,925
1981 - $44,854
1982 - $39,972
1983 - $34,650
1984 - $32,012
1985 - $29,468
1986 - $23,132
1987 - $23,113
1988 - $21,570
1989 - $23,167
1990 $1,743 $26,710
1991 $1,373 $25,691
1992 $1,118 $25,648
1993 $930 $25,033
1994 $337 $25,473
1995 $502 $27,003
1996 $719 $28,323
1997 $914 $27,983
1998 $1,007 $24,889
1999 $1,135 $25,856
2000 $1,338 $29,866
2001 $1,388 $27,745
2002 $1,607 $27,754
2003 $2,034 $29,660
2004 $2,453 $33,377
2005 $2,740 $38,719
2006 $3,166 $44,343
2007 $3,931 $45,855
2008 $4,842 $50,054
2009 $4,540 $37,803
2010 $4,506 $43,697
2011 $4,983 $50,789
2012 $4,694 $52,034
2013 $5,035 $52,024
2014 $5,206 $51,381
2015 $4,662 $43,535
2016 $4,929 $41,326
2017 $5,345 $42,341
2018 $6,048 $45,690
2019 $6,122 $44,251
2020 $6,130 $37,174
2021 $7,295 $43,360
2022 $7,656 $49,899
2023 $8,663 $49,041
2024 $8,957 $49,378

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia UAE
1950 47.3 42.1
1951 48.4 42.9
1952 49.4 43.6
1953 51.1 44.4
1954 51.9 45.2
1955 53 46
1956 53.9 46.9
1957 55.1 47.8
1958 56.2 48.8
1959 57.6 49.7
1960 58.5 50.7
1961 59.3 51.6
1962 60.1 52.5
1963 60.5 53.5
1964 61.5 54.5
1965 62.2 55.5
1966 63.1 56.6
1967 63.7 57.6
1968 64 58.7
1969 64.4 59.8
1970 64.8 60.8
1971 65.2 61.8
1972 65.7 62.7
1973 66.6 63.5
1974 67.6 64.4
1975 68.3 65.1
1976 68.6 65.8
1977 68.8 66.5
1978 68.8 67.1
1979 69.1 67.6
1980 69.6 68.2
1981 70.1 68.6
1982 70.1 69.1
1983 70.1 69.4
1984 70.2 69.8
1985 70.6 70.1
1986 70.8 70.4
1987 70.9 70.6
1988 71 70.8
1989 71.4 71
1990 71.5 71.1
1991 71.8 71.1
1992 52 71.2
1993 50.9 71.2
1994 66.6 71.2
1995 70.2 71.4
1996 73.5 71.8
1997 73.9 72.6
1998 74.5 73.7
1999 74.9 75
2000 75.3 76.3
2001 75.6 77.6
2002 76 78.7
2003 76.4 79.6
2004 76.5 80.3
2005 76.4 80.8
2006 76 81.2
2007 76.2 81.4
2008 76.3 81.6
2009 76.7 81.7
2010 76.8 81.9
2011 77 81.9
2012 77 81.9
2013 77.1 82
2014 77.1 82
2015 77.1 82.1
2016 77.1 82.2
2017 77.4 82.4
2018 77.9 82.4
2019 77.4 82.6
2020 76 81.9
2021 74.6 79.1
2022 76.8 80.5
2023 77.9 82.9
2024 78 83.1
2025 78.2 83.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Bosnia UAE
1960 3,281,381 131,334
1961 3,348,035 137,989
1962 3,407,532 144,946
1963 3,461,942 152,211
1964 3,513,441 159,692
1965 3,562,834 167,103
1966 3,610,562 173,976
1967 3,656,223 179,700
1968 3,698,794 199,416
1969 3,737,765 239,660
1970 3,773,247 286,536
1971 3,809,376 335,027
1972 3,848,271 385,014
1973 3,887,376 436,399
1974 3,926,472 489,087
1975 3,965,743 542,856
1976 4,004,552 615,866
1977 4,042,124 710,209
1978 4,078,240 809,274
1979 4,113,300 912,010
1980 4,148,426 1,015,700
1981 4,184,217 1,099,855
1982 4,221,100 1,166,370
1983 4,258,728 1,235,305
1984 4,295,536 1,305,996
1985 4,330,364 1,377,911
1986 4,362,115 1,467,383
1987 4,390,246 1,574,244
1988 4,414,404 1,681,788
1989 4,433,983 1,789,851
1990 4,448,652 1,898,220
1991 4,458,343 2,006,626
1992 4,234,616 2,114,730
1993 3,904,482 2,222,093
1994 3,725,412 2,328,188
1995 3,715,564 2,434,662
1996 3,875,246 2,597,564
1997 4,018,227 2,817,410
1998 4,089,356 3,040,421
1999 4,130,305 3,266,009
2000 4,159,771 3,493,575
2001 4,179,438 3,723,590
2002 4,188,002 3,956,826
2003 4,178,523 4,192,457
2004 4,140,987 4,428,967
2005 4,096,493 4,664,790
2006 4,063,272 5,009,100
2007 4,013,424 5,624,635
2008 3,947,544 6,302,664
2009 3,879,794 6,707,058
2010 3,811,472 6,869,838
2011 3,741,798 7,104,538
2012 3,670,113 7,391,448
2013 3,610,859 7,693,031
2014 3,564,829 8,059,440
2015 3,518,541 8,505,237
2016 3,473,003 8,935,095
2017 3,428,682 9,223,225
2018 3,387,000 9,346,701
2019 3,345,533 9,445,785
2020 3,299,349 9,401,038
2021 3,244,907 9,575,152
2022 3,204,802 10,074,977
2023 3,185,073 10,483,751
2024 3,164,253 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia UAE
1960 3.96 6.5
1961 3.89 6.49
1962 3.81 6.49
1963 3.7 6.5
1964 3.6 6.49
1965 3.53 6.5
1966 3.39 6.5
1967 3.22 6.51
1968 3.08 6.53
1969 2.95 6.52
1970 2.79 6.52
1971 2.75 6.52
1972 2.67 6.5
1973 2.54 6.46
1974 2.45 6.41
1975 2.39 6.35
1976 2.31 6.29
1977 2.2 6.22
1978 2.08 6.15
1979 1.99 6.06
1980 1.98 5.95
1981 2.02 5.81
1982 2.05 5.66
1983 2.05 5.48
1984 2.02 5.3
1985 1.96 5.13
1986 1.91 5
1987 1.88 4.88
1988 1.85 4.77
1989 1.79 4.65
1990 1.79 4.51
1991 1.78 4.25
1992 1.76 4.09
1993 1.73 3.82
1994 1.7 3.76
1995 1.67 3.28
1996 1.65 3.06
1997 1.69 2.83
1998 1.56 2.77
1999 1.37 2.79
2000 1.28 2.73
2001 1.23 2.62
2002 1.23 2.54
2003 1.22 2.49
2004 1.22 2.38
2005 1.2 2.23
2006 1.18 1.96
2007 1.19 1.79
2008 1.21 1.52
2009 1.27 1.58
2010 1.26 1.57
2011 1.21 1.54
2012 1.25 1.53
2013 1.28 1.53
2014 1.26 1.48
2015 1.32 1.42
2016 1.36 1.37
2017 1.42 1.35
2018 1.5 1.29
2019 1.51 1.25
2020 1.52 1.29
2021 1.49 1.16
2022 1.48 1.15
2023 1.49 1.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Bosnia UAE
1960 21.5 19.6
1961 21.6 20.1
1962 21.6 20.6
1963 21.7 21
1964 21.7 21.5
1965 21.8 22
1966 21.9 22.6
1967 22 23.3
1968 22.1 23.5
1969 22.2 23.1
1970 22.4 23
1971 22.6 23.2
1972 22.9 23.6
1973 23.2 24.1
1974 23.6 24.7
1975 23.9 25.4
1976 24.2 25.6
1977 24.6 25.4
1978 25 25.5
1979 25.4 25.8
1980 25.8 26.2
1981 26.2 26.4
1982 26.5 26.4
1983 26.9 26.4
1984 27.3 26.4
1985 27.6 26.6
1986 28 26.5
1987 28.4 26.1
1988 28.8 25.9
1989 29.2 25.8
1990 29.7 25.8
1991 30.2 26
1992 30.9 26.4
1993 31.8 26.8
1994 32.6 27.4
1995 33 28
1996 32.9 28.1
1997 32.8 27.9
1998 33 27.9
1999 33.3 28
2000 33.6 28.2
2001 34 28.6
2002 34.4 29.1
2003 34.9 29.6
2004 35.4 30.3
2005 35.9 30.9
2006 36.5 31.4
2007 37.1 31.6
2008 37.8 31.6
2009 38.5 31.6
2010 39.1 31.7
2011 39.8 31.7
2012 40.5 31.7
2013 41.2 31.7
2014 41.8 31.8
2015 42.3 31.8
2016 42.8 31.8
2017 43.3 31.8
2018 43.8 31.8
2019 44.3 31.8
2020 44.8 31.8
2021 45.2 31.9
2022 45.6 31.9
2023 46 32.2
2024 46.3 32.6

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Finance

Bosnia UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Bosnia UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bosnia UAE
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
98.8%
2024
English speaking
16%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
100%
2024

Health

Bosnia UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia UAE
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
2,535 mi
2008

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