Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.4% more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 18.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
be 11.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
pay a 5.3 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% 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 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
have 32.1% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 46.6 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Montenegro? See an in-depth size comparison.