Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 15.6 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
see 14.9% less spent on your healthcare
Montenegro spends $2,908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 16.7% less access to essential health services
Montenegro scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 45.5 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.1 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 88.7% more on healthcare
Montenegro spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.8% less coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 12.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 69.2% less home broadband
Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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