Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 18.3% less likely to die by suicide
Sweden has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Montenegro, it is 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.2 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 62.6% less spent on your healthcare
Sweden spends $7,770 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Montenegro spends $2,908 as of 2023.
have 36.9% fewer doctors per person
Sweden has 44.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Montenegro has 27.8 as of 2023.
have 15.3% less access to essential health services
Sweden scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Montenegro scores 72 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montenegro, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
be 24.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Montenegro, however, that number is 20.0% as of 2023.
make 76.5% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Montenegro, the GDP per capita is $14,817 as of 2025.
Life
have 20.4% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Montenegro, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Montenegro, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Montenegro, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.9% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Montenegro, that number is 294 km.
Safety
be 31.3% less likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Montenegro, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Sweden, road accidents kill 2.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Montenegro, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.5% less home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Montenegro has 32.3 as of 2024.
use 62.7% less electricity
Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 7.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Sweden, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Montenegro, it causes 60.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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