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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Montenegro

Against upper middle income countries, Montenegro ranks 3rd of 57 on education and 33rd of 56 on labour. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Montenegro with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Montenegro reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.5573 of 17915 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.2357 of 19315 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.9435 of 1993 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.2445 of 1108 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2021+0.4069 of 16518 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.3747 of 2104 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.9056 of 18617 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2023+0.4446 of 2136 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.01110 of 19533 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Montenegro, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.789per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance36.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important63.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions79.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated1.14%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share76%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share21.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households8.36%% of households2018no agreed direction
One-person households15.4%% of households2018no agreed direction
Women in a union57.6%% of women aged 15-492018no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.57marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.37divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age39.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing30.2years2023no agreed direction
Population623,129people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.0635%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization65.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+18.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1417.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.8births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate11.2per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-9,279people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population14.4%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.862index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.771index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$28,895international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$30,626international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$8,780US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.74%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation3.9%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness106%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows7.32%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government consumption17.4%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Military spending1.83%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture4.19%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths406PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading405PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science403PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion98.9%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling15.5years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.8years2023higher is better
Primary enrollment106%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment93.9%% gross2023higher is better
Tertiary enrollment55.2%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy98.5%% of adults2018higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.218%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Researchers764per million people2019higher is better

environment

Forest area61.5%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land19.6%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land22.2%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.121index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.984ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.866index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers24%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament27.2%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management48.1%% of managers2024higher is better
Married by 185.8%% of women aged 20-242018higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index46index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share54.3%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating120per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.636index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.5index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.403index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.608index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.43index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.853index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.868index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.891index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.708index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration99.4%% of children under 52013higher is better
Control of corruption-0.0594index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.181index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.366index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.127index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.391index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.332index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy77.9years2024higher is better
Infant mortality1.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality2.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending9.65%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate11.3per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds3.82per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access99.3%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation97.8%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting8%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility8.71births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality6per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance98.8%% of births2018higher is better
Alcohol consumption10.3litres per adult per year2019no agreed direction
Tobacco use37.2%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths7.6per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.78per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation81%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence16per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality18%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women25.8%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending26.3%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity10.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity17.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index70index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index34.3index (0-100)2021higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate2.5%% of population2021higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users88.9%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions222per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population8.77%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband32.3per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment13.6%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation51.2%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation65.4%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study14.2%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment14.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust21.7%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness91.5%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.14score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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