Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 80.6% lower top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Montenegro, the top tax rate is 9.0% as of 2016.
make 65.0% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $18,300 as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Montenegro, that number is 15.8% as of 2019.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Montenegro, however, that number is 24.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 96.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 13.7% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Montenegro, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.2% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Montenegro, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.1% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Montenegro: At a glance
How big is Montenegro compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.