Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 65.5% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 84.5% more spent on your healthcare
Montenegro spends $2,908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 15.3% more access to essential health services
Montenegro scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Japan scores 83 as of 2021.
be 54.1% more likely to die by suicide
Montenegro has a suicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 81.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 2.4 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
have 49.1% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.3% more on healthcare
Montenegro spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 101.4 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 70.9% less likely to be murdered
Montenegro has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 70.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 19.6% more home broadband
Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
use 65.0% more electricity
Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 80.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Montenegro, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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