Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
be 25.2% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
be 34.7% less likely to die by suicide
Montenegro has a suicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Montenegro, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 15.8 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 91.4% less spent on your healthcare
Montenegro spends $2,908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 94.0% fewer doctors per person
Montenegro has 27.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
have 40.3% less access to essential health services
Montenegro scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 82.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 87.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 79.4% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 59.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 49.5% less likely to be literate
In Montenegro, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 23.6 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Montenegro, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 53.4% less likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 88.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 22.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Montenegro, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.5% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 75.5% more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.0% less home broadband
Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
use 92.2% less electricity
Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 43.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Montenegro, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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