Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Montenegro, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 50.7% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Montenegro, that number is 23.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $18,300 as of 2020.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Montenegro, the top tax rate is 9.0% as of 2016.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Montenegro, that number is 15.8% as of 2019.
be 20.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Montenegro, however, that number is 24.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 86.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 80.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Montenegro, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 41.7% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Montenegro, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.7% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Montenegro, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 27.2% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Montenegro: At a glance
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