Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Montenegro instead of United States, you would:

Health

be 35.6% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Montenegro, that number is 23.3% of people as of 2016.

live 2.8 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Montenegro, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 77.3% lower top tax rate

United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Montenegro, the top tax rate is 9.0% as of 2016.

make 62.2% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $73,600 as of 2023, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $27,800 as of 2023.

be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Montenegro, that number is 15.2% as of 2023.

be 40.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Montenegro, however, that number is 21.2% as of 2020.

Life

be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 37.3% less likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Montenegro, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 10.7% fewer children

In United States, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montenegro, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.9% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Montenegro, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 39.4% less on healthcare

United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Montenegro, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.5% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.

Montenegro: At a glance

Montenegro is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 13,452 sq km. The use of the name Crna Gora or Black Mountain (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta. The later medieval state of Zeta maintained its existence until 1496 when Montenegro finally fell under Ottoman rule. Over subsequent centuries Montenegro managed to maintain a level of autonomy within the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro was a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it transformed into a secular principality. Montenegro was recognized as an independent sovereign principality at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. After World War I, during which Montenegro fought on the side of the Allies, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro federated with Serbia, creating the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, shifting to a looser State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia barely exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally restore its independence on 3 June 2006.
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