Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
be 83.0% more likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Connecticut, that number is 31.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Connecticut, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
be 52.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Connecticut, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
make 5.2 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Connecticut, the GDP per capita is $77,582 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
