Bosnia-Herzegovina

EuropeCapital city: SarajevoCapital metro: SarajevoPresident (Presidency): Denis BećirovićPresident (Presidency): Željka CvijanovićPresident (Presidency): Željko KomšićPrime Minister: Borjana Krišto
2026 population
3.4M
Rank #137 globally
Area
51k km² (20k sq mi)
Metros tracked
26
58% of population in metros
Composite score
8.7
Rank #103 globally
At a glance
Official languages
Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Currency
Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar (BAD)
Government
Federal republic
Legislature
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Demonym
Herzegovinian
Time zones
Central European Time, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+387
Internet TLD
.ba
ISO 3166
BA
Established
1992
Highest point
Maglić (2,386 m (7,828 ft))
National anthem
national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Facts via Wikidata.

Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Human Dev. Index
#73 / 192
0.804
World Bank · 2023
GDP
#108 / 194
$32.6B
World Bank · 2025
GDP per capita
#83 / 194
$10.4k
World Bank · 2025
GDP/capita (PPP)
#77 / 191
$25.0k
World Bank · 2024
GNI/capita (Atlas)
#81 / 193
$9.9k
World Bank · 2025
Life expectancy
#54 / 195
78.0 yrs
World Bank · 2024
Median age
44.9 yrs
World Bank · 2023
Urban population
#130 / 195
53%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. growth
-0.8%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. density
#124 / 194
62/km²
World Bank · 2023
Foreign-born
#150 / 194
1.1%
World Bank · 2024
Rule of law
#99 / 175
0.46
World Bank · 2025
Gini index
#35 / 167
30.3
World Bank · 2021
Internet users
#76 / 194
86%
World Bank · 2024
Inflation
#147 / 186
6.1%
World Bank · 2023

Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.

Alliances & Organisations1 full membership

Political & Economic

Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer

Leadership History19 leaders · click to expand

Dayton era

Borjana Krišto✦ Current

2023Present

Prime Minister

HDZ BiH

Željko Komšić✦ Current

2022Present

President (Presidency)

DF

Željka Cvijanović✦ Current

2022Present

President (Presidency)

SNSD

Denis Bećirović✦ Current

2022Present

President (Presidency)

SDP BiH

Zoran Tegeltija

20192023

Prime Minister

SNSD

Denis Zvizdić

20152019

Prime Minister

SDA

Vjekoslav Bevanda

20122015

Prime Minister

HDZ BiH

Nikola Špirić

20072012

Prime Minister

SNSD

Adnan Terzić

20032007

Prime Minister

SDA

Dragan Mikerević

20022003

Prime Minister

PDP

Zlatko Lagumdžija

20012002

Prime Minister

SDP BiH

Božidar Matić

20012001

Prime Minister

SDP BiH

Martin Raguž

20002001

Prime Minister

HDZ BiH

Spasoje Tuševljak

20002000

Prime Minister

SDS

Svetozar Mihajlović / Haris Silajdžić

19992000

Prime Minister

SNS / SDA

Boro Bosić / Haris Silajdžić

19971999

Prime Minister

SNSD / SDA

Hasan Muratović

19961997

Prime Minister

Independent

Independence / War era

Haris Silajdžić

19931996

Prime Minister

SDA

Mile Akmadžić

19921993

Prime Minister

HDZ BiH
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
Today
Minor#97 · 0.1%
3%5%8%10%2000
Power (headline share)Latent (material mass)Recognised (standing)
Bosnia-Herzegovina · share of world power, 1991–2026

The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.

Conflicts since 19451 interstate war · click to expand
Yugoslavia,Serbia and Montenegro,Republika Srpska
Combat deaths: 25,000–329,000

Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”

National Teams

Bosnia-Herzegovina on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Administrative subdivisions

3 entries listed under Bosnia-Herzegovina across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Districts (1)

Bosnia-Herzegovina metro footprint

26 metros
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26 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

26 tracked metros