Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 49.7% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.1 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 47.8% less spent on your healthcare
New Zealand spends $5,576 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Montenegro spends $2,908 as of 2023.
have 22.9% fewer doctors per person
New Zealand has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Montenegro has 27.8 as of 2023.
have 15.3% less access to essential health services
New Zealand scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Montenegro scores 72 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montenegro, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
make 70.1% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $14,817 as of 2025.
Life
be 52.5% less likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.
Safety
be 45.9% less likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Montenegro, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 37.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In New Zealand, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Montenegro, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.1% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Montenegro has 32.3 as of 2024.
use 42.9% less electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 5.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In New Zealand, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Montenegro, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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