Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of China, you would:
Health
see 95.6% more spent on your healthcare
China spends $1,487 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Montenegro spends $2,908 as of 2023.
be 84.1% more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.
have 10.6% fewer doctors per person
China has 31.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Montenegro has 27.8 as of 2023.
have 11.1% less access to essential health services
China scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Montenegro scores 72 as of 2021.
be 26.4% more likely to die by suicide
China has a suicide rate of 8.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Montenegro, it is 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montenegro, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.7% less likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 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.
have 65.4% more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montenegro, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% more on healthcare
China spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Montenegro, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.
Safety
be 47.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In China, road accidents kill 17.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Montenegro, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 58.0% more likely to be murdered
China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Montenegro, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 31.5% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Montenegro has 32.3 as of 2024.
use 30.0% less electricity
China uses 6,524 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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