Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Montenegro, you would:
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2023, while in Connecticut, the GDP per capita is $77,582 as of 2024.
be 73.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Connecticut, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
be 55.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Connecticut, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% more likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Connecticut, about 91.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.