Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 15.6 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 76.0% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 17.5% more spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Montenegro spends $2,908 as of 2023.

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have 20.0% more access to essential health services

Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Montenegro scores 72 as of 2021.

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Life

be 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 75.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Montenegro, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 54.4% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montenegro, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 47.0% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Montenegro, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 9.8 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.

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Safety

be 13.7% more likely to die in a road accident

In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Montenegro, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 3.2 times more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Montenegro has 32.3 as of 2024.

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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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Montenegro: At a glance

Montenegro is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 13,452 sq km. The use of the name Crna Gora or Black Mountain (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta. The later medieval state of Zeta maintained its existence until 1496 when Montenegro finally fell under Ottoman rule. Over subsequent centuries Montenegro managed to maintain a level of autonomy within the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro was a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it transformed into a secular principality. Montenegro was recognized as an independent sovereign principality at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. After World War I, during which Montenegro fought on the side of the Allies, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro federated with Serbia, creating the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, shifting to a looser State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia barely exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally restore its independence on 3 June 2006.
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