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Montenegro vs Serbia

116 shared metrics.

MontenegroLeads in 53

vs116 shared

SerbiaLeads in 63

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Montenegro

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Identity

Name origin: the name in Italian means "dark mountain" and is a translation of the Serbo-Croatian name Crna Gora.

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Geography

Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Connecticut.

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Serbia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Serbia.

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Identity

Name origin: the country takes its name from the Serb people.

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Analysis

Serbia leads in 63 of 116 shared metrics, while Montenegro leads in 53.

Montenegro's Solar Electricity Share is 11.9x that of Serbia (5.7% vs 0.44%).

Montenegro's Capital Elevation is 4.6x that of Serbia (650 m vs 117 m).

Montenegro's Firms Asked for Bribes is 2.9x that of Serbia (8.0% of firms vs 2.0% of firms).

Montenegro's Wind Electricity Share is 1.8x that of Serbia (11.38% vs 4.0%).

Montenegro's Liberal Democracy Index is 1.4x that of Serbia (0.50 vs 0.21).

Key Comparisons

Solar Electricity ShareMontenegro leads

Montenegro

5.7%

Serbia

0.44%

Capital ElevationMontenegro leads

Montenegro

650 m

Serbia

117 m

Firms Asked for BribesMontenegro leads

Montenegro

8.0% of firms

Serbia

2.0% of firms

Wind Electricity ShareMontenegro leads

Montenegro

11.38%

Serbia

4.0%

Liberal Democracy IndexMontenegro leads

Montenegro

0.50

Serbia

0.21

Milk Consumption per PersonMontenegro leads

Montenegro

349.21 kg/person/yr

Serbia

148.53 kg/person/yr

All Metrics

Solar Electricity Share

Montenegro

5.7%

Serbia

0.44%

1193% higher

Capital Elevation

Montenegro

650 m

Serbia

117 m

456% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Montenegro

8.0% of firms

Serbia

2.0% of firms

292% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Montenegro

11.38%

Serbia

4.0%

184% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Montenegro

0.50

Serbia

0.21

140% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Montenegro

349.21 kg/person/yr

Serbia

148.53 kg/person/yr

135% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Montenegro

0.64

Serbia

0.30

112% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Montenegro

0.85

Serbia

0.42

101% higher

Domestic Patents

Serbia

Montenegro

5.0

Serbia

138

96% lower

Irrigated Land

Serbia

Montenegro

24 km²

Serbia

550 km²

96% lower

All-Time Olympic Medals

Serbia

Montenegro

1.0 medals

Serbia

28 medals

96% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Montenegro

15.56 kg/person/yr

Serbia

8.0 kg/person/yr

95% higher

Scientific Publications

Serbia

Montenegro

294.93

Serbia

5.4K

95% lower

Railway Length

Serbia

Montenegro

250 km

Serbia

3.3K km

92% lower

Population

Serbia

Montenegro

599.8K

Serbia

6.65M

91% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Serbia

Montenegro

$8,270,016,670.87

Serbia

$90,097,765,959.11

91% lower

Unemployment Rate

Montenegro

14.1%

Serbia

7.4%

91% higher

Air Passengers

Serbia

Montenegro

379.1K

Serbia

3.87M

90% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Montenegro

61.49%

Serbia

32.39%

90% higher

Electricity Generation

Serbia

Montenegro

3.7 TWh

Serbia

37.12 TWh

90% lower

Comparison of Montenegro and Serbia across 116 metrics
				Winner
Solar Electricity Share	5.7%	0.44%	1193% higher	Montenegro
Capital Elevation	650 m	117 m	456% higher	Montenegro
Firms Asked for Bribes	8.0% of firms	2.0% of firms	292% higher	Montenegro
Wind Electricity Share	11.38%	4.0%	184% higher	Montenegro
Liberal Democracy Index	0.50	0.21	140% higher	Montenegro
Milk Consumption per Person	349.21 kg/person/yr	148.53 kg/person/yr	135% higher	Montenegro
Electoral Democracy Index	0.64	0.30	112% higher	Montenegro
Freedom of Expression Index	0.85	0.42	101% higher	Montenegro
Domestic Patents	5.0	138	96% lower	Serbia
Irrigated Land	24 km²	550 km²	96% lower	Serbia
All-Time Olympic Medals	1.0 medals	28 medals	96% lower	Serbia
Seafood Consumption per Person	15.56 kg/person/yr	8.0 kg/person/yr	95% higher	Montenegro
Scientific Publications	294.93	5.4K	95% lower	Serbia
Railway Length	250 km	3.3K km	92% lower	Serbia
Population	599.8K	6.65M	91% lower	Serbia
GDP (Nominal)	$8,270,016,670.87	$90,097,765,959.11	91% lower	Serbia
Unemployment Rate	14.1%	7.4%	91% higher	Montenegro
Air Passengers	379.1K	3.87M	90% lower	Serbia
Forest Coverage (%)	61.49%	32.39%	90% higher	Montenegro
Electricity Generation	3.7 TWh	37.12 TWh	90% lower	Serbia
Airports	5.0	46	89% lower	Serbia
Tourism Revenue	$180,000,000	$1,422,000,000	87% lower	Serbia
Electric Generating Capacity	1.08M kW	8.20M kW	87% lower	Serbia
Land Area	13.4K km²	84.1K km²	84% lower	Serbia
Land Border Length	680 km	2.3K km	71% lower	Serbia
Forest Area	8.3K km²	27.2K km²	70% lower	Serbia
Firms Hit by Power Outages	55.4% of firms	32.6% of firms	70% higher	Montenegro
Coal Electricity Share	24.39%	65.05%	63% lower	Serbia
Protected Land (%)	21.7%	13.4%	62% higher	Montenegro
Armed Forces Personnel	12.0K	32.0K	62% lower	Serbia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	264.23 gCO2/kWh	695.8 gCO2/kWh	62% lower	Serbia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	207.24 per 100 people	128.47 per 100 people	61% higher	Montenegro
Water Withdrawal	2.2 B m³	5.1 B m³	57% lower	Serbia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	83.45 per 100k	54.43 per 100k	53% higher	Montenegro
Infant Mortality	2.1 per 1k births	4.5 per 1k births	53% lower	Serbia
Insufficient Physical Activity	21.39% of adults	45.49% of adults	53% lower	Serbia
Agricultural Land (%)	19.59%	40.39%	51% lower	Serbia
Women in Senior Management	48.11% of managers	31.91% of managers	51% higher	Montenegro
Child Mortality	2.6 per 1k births	5.2 per 1k births	50% lower	Serbia
Political Corruption Index	0.43	0.79	46% lower	Serbia
Renewable Energy (%)	39.6%	27.2%	46% higher	Montenegro
Credit Card Ownership	13.93% of adults	24.29% of adults	43% lower	Serbia
Border Neighbors	4.0	7.0	43% lower	Serbia
Population Density	46.36 /km²	78.76 /km²	41% lower	Serbia
Homicide Rate	0.79 per 100k	1.3 per 100k	40% lower	Serbia
CO2 Per Capita	3.7 t/person/yr	6.2 t/person/yr	40% lower	Serbia
Corruption Perceptions Index	46 pts	33 pts	39% higher	Montenegro
Spirits Consumption	3.2 L/person/yr	2.4 L/person/yr	36% higher	Montenegro
Meat Consumption per Person	73.01 kg/person/yr	53.49 kg/person/yr	36% higher	Montenegro
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	2.2 per 100k people	1.6 per 100k people	35% higher	Montenegro
Firms with Female Top Manager	13.5% of firms	20.89% of firms	35% lower	Serbia
Alcohol Consumption	9.9 L/adult/yr	7.5 L/adult/yr	33% higher	Montenegro
Teen Birth Rate	9.4 per 1k	13.67 per 1k	31% lower	Serbia
Inflation Rate	3.3%	4.7%	30% lower	Serbia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.8 per 1k	5.4 per 1k	30% lower	Serbia
Death Rate	10.29 per 1k	14.66 per 1k	30% lower	Serbia
Women in Parliament (%)	27.16%	38%	29% lower	Serbia
Military Spending	1.8% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	29% lower	Serbia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.7K kg oil eq/person	2.4K kg oil eq/person	28% lower	Serbia
Youth Population (%)	18.13%	14.31%	27% higher	Montenegro
Firms Making Informal Payments	4.7% of firms	6.4% of firms	27% lower	Serbia
University Enrollment Rate	55.17%	73.21%	25% lower	Serbia
Suicide Rate	11.31 per 100k	15.14 per 100k	25% lower	Serbia
Birth Rate	10.77 per 1k	8.7 per 1k	24% higher	Montenegro
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,107.06	$903.12	23% higher	Montenegro
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.1 per 100k	7.4 per 100k	23% higher	Montenegro
Fertility Rate	1.8 children/woman	1.5 children/woman	22% higher	Montenegro
Tourist Arrivals	351.0K	446.0K	21% lower	Serbia
Elderly Population (%)	17.83%	22.69%	21% lower	Serbia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	17.98 µg/m³	22.51 µg/m³	20% lower	Serbia
GDP Growth Rate	3.2%	3.9%	20% lower	Serbia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	4.0 sites	5.0 sites	20% lower	Serbia
Obesity Rate	21.05%	26.05%	19% lower	Serbia
Smoking Rate	32%	39.5%	19% lower	Serbia
Beer Consumption	3.8 L/person/yr	3.2 L/person/yr	18% higher	Montenegro
Exports (% GDP)	43.75% of GDP	53.58% of GDP	18% lower	Serbia
Youth Unemployment Rate	24.44% of youth labor force	20.93% of youth labor force	17% higher	Montenegro
Highest Elevation	2.5K m	2.2K m	17% higher	Montenegro
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	7.2% of GDP	6.2% of GDP	17% higher	Montenegro
Digital Payments Used	64.34% of adults	77.05% of adults	16% lower	Serbia
Imports (% GDP)	66.2% of GDP	58.14% of GDP	14% higher	Montenegro
Safe Drinking Water (%)	85.5%	74.97%	14% higher	Montenegro
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.92% of GDP	9.7% of GDP	13% higher	Montenegro
Median Age	39.3 years	43.9 years	10% lower	Serbia
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.8 per 1k	3.1 per 1k	10% lower	Serbia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	4.6K kWh/person	5.1K kWh/person	10% lower	Serbia
Life Evaluation Score	6.1 pts	6.7 pts	8% lower	Serbia
Government Debt (% GDP)	67.2% of GDP	73.1% of GDP	8% lower	Serbia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	37.3% of adults	39.6% of adults	6% lower	Serbia
Average Weekly Work Hours	42.86 hrs/week	40.37 hrs/week	6% higher	Montenegro
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$34,225.87	$32,233.76	6% higher	Montenegro
Inequality (Gini)	34.3	32.8	5% higher	Montenegro
GNI Per Capita	$12,210	$11,610	5% higher	Montenegro
Urban Population (%)	65.54%	62.38%	5% higher	Montenegro
Dependency Ratio	56.15% of working-age pop.	58.72% of working-age pop.	4% lower	Serbia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	337.76 per 1k people	323.36 per 1k people	4% higher	Montenegro
Human Development Index	0.86	0.83	3% higher	Montenegro
Broadband Access (%)	32 per 100 people	31 per 100 people	3% higher	Montenegro
Hypertension Prevalence	45.1% of adults	46% of adults	2% lower	Serbia
Life Expectancy	77.6 years	76.2 years	2% higher	Montenegro
Food Waste per Person	125.63 kg/person/yr	122.81 kg/person/yr	2% higher	Montenegro
Internet Users (%)	88.88%	87.69%	1% higher	Montenegro
Nurses & Midwives	6.0 per 1k	5.9 per 1k	1% higher	Montenegro
Can Raise Emergency Money	90.44% of adults	91.38% of adults	1% lower	Serbia
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Montenegro
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Montenegro
Coastline Length	293.5 km	0 km	ranked higher	Montenegro
Women's Political Empowerment	0.87	0.86	equal	Montenegro
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Montenegro
Sanitation Access (%)	97.85%	97.94%	equal	Serbia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Montenegro
Lowest Elevation	0 m	35 m	ranked lower	Serbia
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Montenegro
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-20.5% of GDP	-4.9% of GDP	ranked lower	Serbia
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	9.0 gold medals	ranked lower	Serbia
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	6.0 per 1M people	ranked lower	Serbia

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Analysis

Serbia leads in 63 of 116 shared metrics, while Montenegro leads in 53.

Montenegro's Solar Electricity Share is 11.9x that of Serbia (5.7% vs 0.44%).

Montenegro's Capital Elevation is 4.6x that of Serbia (650 m vs 117 m).

Montenegro's Firms Asked for Bribes is 2.9x that of Serbia (8.0% of firms vs 2.0% of firms).

Montenegro's Wind Electricity Share is 1.8x that of Serbia (11.38% vs 4.0%).

Montenegro's Liberal Democracy Index is 1.4x that of Serbia (0.50 vs 0.21).

Key Comparisons

Solar Electricity ShareMontenegro leads

Montenegro

5.7%

Serbia

0.44%

Capital ElevationMontenegro leads

Montenegro

650 m

Serbia

117 m

Firms Asked for BribesMontenegro leads

Montenegro

8.0% of firms

Serbia

2.0% of firms

Wind Electricity ShareMontenegro leads

Montenegro

11.38%

Serbia

4.0%

Liberal Democracy IndexMontenegro leads

Montenegro

0.50

Serbia

0.21

Milk Consumption per PersonMontenegro leads

Montenegro

349.21 kg/person/yr

Serbia

148.53 kg/person/yr

Solar Electricity Share

5.7%

0.44%

Capital Elevation

650 m

117 m

Firms Asked for Bribes

8.0% of firms

2.0% of firms

Wind Electricity Share

11.38%

4.0%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.50

0.21

Milk Consumption per Person

349.21 kg/person/yr

148.53 kg/person/yr

Electoral Democracy Index

0.64

0.30

Freedom of Expression Index

0.85

0.42

Domestic Patents

5.0

138

Irrigated Land

24 km²

550 km²

All-Time Olympic Medals

1.0 medals

28 medals

Seafood Consumption per Person

15.56 kg/person/yr

8.0 kg/person/yr

Scientific Publications

294.93

5.4K

Railway Length

250 km

3.3K km

Population

599.8K

6.65M

GDP (Nominal)

$8,270,016,670.87

$90,097,765,959.11

Unemployment Rate

14.1%

7.4%

Air Passengers

379.1K

3.87M

Forest Coverage (%)

61.49%

32.39%

Electricity Generation

3.7 TWh

37.12 TWh

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Solar Electricity Share

Capital Elevation

Firms Asked for Bribes

Wind Electricity Share

Liberal Democracy Index

Milk Consumption per Person

Electoral Democracy Index

Freedom of Expression Index

Domestic Patents

Irrigated Land

All-Time Olympic Medals

Seafood Consumption per Person

Scientific Publications

Railway Length

Population

GDP (Nominal)

Unemployment Rate

Air Passengers

Forest Coverage (%)

Electricity Generation

Airports

Tourism Revenue

Electric Generating Capacity

Land Area

Land Border Length

Forest Area

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Coal Electricity Share

Protected Land (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Water Withdrawal

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Infant Mortality

Insufficient Physical Activity

Agricultural Land (%)

Women in Senior Management

Child Mortality

Political Corruption Index

Renewable Energy (%)

Credit Card Ownership

Border Neighbors

Population Density

Homicide Rate

CO2 Per Capita

Corruption Perceptions Index

Spirits Consumption

Meat Consumption per Person

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Firms with Female Top Manager

Alcohol Consumption

Teen Birth Rate

Inflation Rate

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Death Rate

Women in Parliament (%)

Military Spending

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Youth Population (%)

Firms Making Informal Payments

University Enrollment Rate

Suicide Rate

Birth Rate

Health Spending Per Capita

Road Traffic Death Rate

Fertility Rate

Tourist Arrivals

Elderly Population (%)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

GDP Growth Rate

UNESCO World Heritage Sites