Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Montenegro, you would:
Economy
make 44.8% more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 49.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
be 25.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 24.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 5.2 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 22.7% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 19.9 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Montenegro? See an in-depth size comparison.