Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 24.4% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Montenegro, that number is 23.3% of people as of 2016.
live 4.8 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Montenegro, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 72.7% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Montenegro, the top tax rate is 9.0% as of 2016.
make 56.8% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $18,300 as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Montenegro, that number is 15.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
have 12.4% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Montenegro, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Montenegro, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.4% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Montenegro, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Montenegro: At a glance
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