Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Montenegro, you would:

Health

be 20.7% less likely to die by suicide

Montenegro has a suicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is 9.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 22.6% more likely to be obese

In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 21.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 31.6% less spent on your healthcare

Montenegro spends $2,908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bosnia and Herzegovina spends $1,989 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 18.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 11.0% as of 2025.

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make 29.9% less money

Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $10,382 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Montenegro, approximately 1.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 31.1% fewer children

In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 93.2% less coastline

Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.

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Safety

be 54.4% more likely to be murdered

Montenegro has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 50.5% more likely to die in a road accident

In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, they kill 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 19.5% less electricity

Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bosnia and Herzegovina uses 3,677 kWh as of 2023.

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

Compare further: Montenegro vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 28.2% cheaper than Montenegro overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Montenegro is about 3.7 times smaller than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Moving from Montenegro to Bosnia and Herzegovina · UN DESA 2020
4,108 people born in Montenegro live in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 51,187 sq km. Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "Greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995). The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multi-ethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the Bosniak/Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called "Bonn Powers." An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a policing capacity.
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