Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Montenegro fits inside Albania 2.1 times
Albania: 28,750 km² (2024) · Montenegro: 13,883 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Albania’s coastline is 23% longer than Montenegro’s
Albania: 362 km (2026 edition) · Montenegro: 294 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Albania’s highest peak towers 230 m above Montenegro’s
Albania: 2,764 m (2026 edition) · Montenegro: 2,534 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 41% of Albania, versus 18% of Montenegro
Albania: 41.1% (2024) · Montenegro: 18.5% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Albania has 3.8 times as many people as Montenegro
Albania: 2.35 million (2025) · Montenegro: 623,129 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Albania is 85% more densely populated than Montenegro
Albania: 86 per km² (2025) · Montenegro: 46 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Montenegro are 9.2 cm taller than in Albania
Albania: 174.1 cm (2019) · Montenegro: 183.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Montenegro are 7.7 cm taller than in Albania
Albania: 162.2 cm (2019) · Montenegro: 170 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Montenegro is 3 years older than in Albania
Albania: 36.3 years (2023) · Montenegro: 39.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Montenegro have 0.5 more children on average than in Albania
Albania: 1.34 children per woman (2024) · Montenegro: 1.8 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Montenegro are 65 or older, versus 18% in Albania
Albania: 17.6% (2025) · Montenegro: 18.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Montenegro hosts 9.9 times as many refugees per resident as Albania
Albania: 2 per 1,000 (2025) · Montenegro: 19.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Albania: 0 (2026) · Montenegro: no data
How many official languages?
Albania and Montenegro are practically level
Albania: 1 (2026) · Montenegro: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Albania’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Montenegro’s
Albania: $30.5 billion (2025) · Montenegro: $9.23 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Montenegro produces 26% more per person than Albania
Albania: Int$28,221 (2025) · Montenegro: Int$35,423 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Montenegro than in Albania (Gini 4.9 points higher)
Albania: 29.4 (2020) · Montenegro: 34.3 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.5% of people in Montenegro live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Albania
Albania: 0.3% (2020) · Montenegro: 2.5% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Montenegro, versus 11% in Albania
Albania: 10.9% (2025) · Montenegro: 13.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Albania and Montenegro are practically level
Albania: 2% (2025) · Montenegro: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Albania: 18% (2024) · Montenegro: no data
How expensive is it?
Albania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Montenegro’s
Albania: 46% (2025) · Montenegro: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Montenegro spends 94% more on health per person than Albania
Albania: $591 (2023) · Montenegro: $1,148 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Albania live 1.9 years longer than in Montenegro
Albania: 79.8 years (2024) · Montenegro: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Albania is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Montenegro
Albania: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Montenegro: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Montenegro has 48% more doctors per person than Albania
Albania: 1.9 per 1,000 (2020) · Montenegro: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Montenegro has 32% more hospital beds per person than Albania
Albania: 2.9 per 1,000 (2020) · Montenegro: 3.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Montenegro is 3.2 times that in Albania
Albania: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Montenegro: 16.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Albania are obese, versus 21% in Montenegro
Albania: 27.3% (2024) · Montenegro: 20.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
37% of adults in Montenegro smoke, versus 21% in Albania
Albania: 21.4% (2024) · Montenegro: 37.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Montenegro rate their lives 0.48 points higher than in Albania
Albania: 5.66 (2025) · Montenegro: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Montenegro drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Albania
Albania: 4.3 litres (2023) · Montenegro: 10.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Montenegro has 71% more meat per person than Albania
Albania: 56.7 kg (2023) · Montenegro: 96.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Montenegro has 432 kcal more food per person per day than Albania
Albania: 3,238 kcal (2023) · Montenegro: 3,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Albania: 2,152 hours (2023) · Montenegro: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Montenegro went to school 2.6 years longer than in Albania
Albania: 10.2 years (2023) · Montenegro: 12.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Albania welcomed 48% more tourists per resident than Montenegro (2019)
Albania: 4.83 (2024) · Montenegro: 3.26 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Albania and Montenegro are practically level
Albania: 4 (2026) · Montenegro: 4 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Albania has won 2 Olympic medals, Montenegro 1
Albania: 2 (2026 edition) · Montenegro: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Montenegro are online, versus 86% in Albania
Albania: 86% (2024) · Montenegro: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Montenegro is 29% faster than in Albania
Albania: 151 Mbps (2026) · Montenegro: 194 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Albania and Montenegro are practically level
Albania: 100% (2024) · Montenegro: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in Montenegro live in cities, versus 59% in Albania
Albania: 59% (2025) · Montenegro: 66% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Montenegro has 222 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Albania 89
Albania: 89 (2024) · Montenegro: 222 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Albania’s railway network is 70% longer than Montenegro’s
Albania: 424 km (2017) · Montenegro: 250 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Montenegro fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Albania
Albania: 0.16 (2023) · Montenegro: 0.61 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 61% of Montenegro, but only 34% of Albania
Albania: 34.3% (2024) · Montenegro: 61.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Montenegro emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Albania
Albania: 1.6 t (2024) · Montenegro: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Albania’s electricity is renewable, versus 76% in Montenegro
Albania: 100% (2024) · Montenegro: 75.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Montenegro carries 2% more fine dust than in Albania
Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Montenegro: 17.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Albania as in Montenegro
Albania: 1.8 per 100k (2024) · Montenegro: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Montenegro are 28% deadlier than in Albania
Albania: 15.8 per 100k (2023) · Montenegro: 20.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Albania is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Montenegro
Albania: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Montenegro: 10.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Montenegro gets 22% more rain than Albania
Albania: 1,356 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Montenegro: 1,649 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Albania bigger than Montenegro?
Albania is larger. Montenegro fits inside Albania 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Albania or Montenegro?
Albania has 3.8 times as many people as Montenegro (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Albania or Montenegro?
People in Albania live 1.9 years longer than in Montenegro. Life expectancy at birth is 79.8 years in Albania and 77.9 in Montenegro.
Are people taller in Albania or Montenegro?
Men in Montenegro are 9.2 cm taller than in Albania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
