Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Montenegro, you would:
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2023, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 37.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In New York, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
