Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Montenegro instead of Argentina, you would:

Health

be 54.0% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 45.5% fewer doctors per person

Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Montenegro has 27.8 as of 2023.

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be 42.4% more likely to die by suicide

Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Montenegro, it is 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 29.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Montenegro, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2023.

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be 90.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montenegro, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.

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Life

be 81.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 76.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Montenegro, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 94.1% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.

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Safety

be 82.4% less likely to be murdered

Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Montenegro, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 23.8% more home broadband

Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Montenegro has 32.3 as of 2024.

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use 61.7% more electricity

Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Montenegro, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

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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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