Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 40.0% lower top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Montenegro, the top tax rate is 9.0% as of 2016.
be 12.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Montenegro, that number is 15.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Montenegro, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 25.4% more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Montenegro, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Montenegro: At a glance
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