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Serbia rankings 2026: where Serbia places in 123 global Top 10s

Serbia is #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 13 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Serbia compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 123 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis, where it is measured at 82.21 per 100,000 people (Cardiomyopathy death rate) as of 2026-11-02. Serbia holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 13 rankings.

Where Serbia is number one

Serbia leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Serbia is inside the top 10 of 12 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Serbia by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Serbia holds 28 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure (7.81 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate (4.22 deaths per 100,000 people), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate (4.98 deaths per 100,000 people) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco (39.7 % of adults). 24 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Serbia holds 26 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed (71.65 %), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest rye yields (3.76 tonnes per hectare), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields (2.5 tonnes per hectare) and #17 of 50 in Countries producing the most soybeans (346.81 thousand tonnes). 22 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Serbia holds 24 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults (551.05 per 1,000 adults), #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP (38.65 % of GDP), #26 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (6,165.94 BoP, current US$ million) and #29 of 50 in Countries with the largest external debt (51.98 DOD, current US$ bn). 20 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Serbia holds 18 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person (3,561.05 kWh per person), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (77.92 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal (62.11 % of total electricity) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person (3.67 tonnes per person). 14 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Serbia holds 16 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis (82.21 per 100,000 people), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest overall death rates (1.99 per 100,000 people), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates (17.13 per 100,000 people) and #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 (23.05 %). 12 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Serbia holds 9 positions: #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (99.34 %), #21 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (4 years), #24 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) (73.78 %) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (92.8 %). 5 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Serbia holds 2 positions: #45 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (2,423.34 thousand subscriptions) and #48 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (33.37 per 100 people).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Serbia moved in 107 rankings:

Where Serbia ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Serbia's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows (1,331.11 BoP, current US$ million), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person (7.89 litres of pure alcohol per person) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the largest military share of population (0.41 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Serbia

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Serbia's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Serbia

What is Serbia's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis, with 82.21 per 100,000 people (Cardiomyopathy death rate) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Serbia?

123 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Serbia in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 13 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis, #2 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure and #3 in Countries with the highest overall death rates.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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