If you lived in Greece instead of Montenegro, you would:

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 18.8% more spent on your healthcare

Montenegro spends $2,908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.

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have 2.4 times more doctors per person

Montenegro has 27.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.

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be 58.6% less likely to die by suicide

Montenegro has a suicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 60.4% more likely to be obese

In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 37.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.

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make 81.9% more money

Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.

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Life

be 16.7% less 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 Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 68.4% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 41.1% fewer children

In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 13.1% less on healthcare

Montenegro spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 46.6 times more coastline

Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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Safety

be 19.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 38.3% more home broadband

Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 61.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Montenegro, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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