Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of France, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 82.1% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Montenegro, the top tax rate is 9.0% as of 2016.
make 56.4% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $18,300 as of 2020.
be 94.8% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Montenegro, that number is 15.8% as of 2019.
be 80.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Montenegro, however, that number is 24.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 25.2% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Montenegro, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Montenegro: At a glance
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