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

Health

be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guyana, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.6 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 43.2% less likely to be obese

In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Guyana spends $1,331 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Montenegro spends $2,908 as of 2023.

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have 2.0 times more doctors per person

Guyana has 13.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Montenegro has 27.8 as of 2023.

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be 54.4% less likely to die by suicide

Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 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 13.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montenegro, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.

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make 54.3% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $14,817 as of 2025.

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Life

be 92.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 75.0 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 11.5% more likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Montenegro, it is 99.0% as of 2021.

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be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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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have 43.7% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montenegro, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.9 times more on healthcare

Guyana spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Montenegro, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 36.1% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.

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Safety

be 95.9% less likely to be murdered

Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Montenegro, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 40.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Montenegro, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.5 times more home broadband

Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Montenegro has 32.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 15.4% more likely to die from air pollution

In Guyana, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Montenegro, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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