The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Montenegro fits inside Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.7 times.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51,210 km² (2023) · Montenegro: 13,888 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Montenegro’s coastline is 15 times as long as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20 km (2026 edition) · Montenegro: 294 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Montenegro’s highest peak towers 148 m above Bosnia and Herzegovina’s.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2,386 m (2026 edition) · Montenegro: 2,534 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 5 times as many people as Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.14 million (2025) · Montenegro: 623,129 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 32% more densely populated than Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 61 per km² (2025) · Montenegro: 46 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina are practically level.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 182.5 cm (2019) · Montenegro: 183.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Montenegro are 2.5 cm taller than in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 167.5 cm (2019) · Montenegro: 170 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.6 years older than in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 44.9 years (2023) · Montenegro: 39.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Montenegro have 0.3 more children on average than in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 children per woman (2024) · Montenegro: 1.8 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in Bosnia and Herzegovina are 65 or older, versus 18% in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22.9% (2025) · Montenegro: 18.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.4 (2025) · Montenegro: no data
How many official languages?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 3 official languages, Montenegro 1.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 (2026) · Montenegro: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Montenegro’s.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: $32.6 billion (2025) · Montenegro: $9.23 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Montenegro produces 37% more per person than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Int$25,814 (2025) · Montenegro: Int$35,423 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Montenegro than in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Gini 4 points higher).
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.3 (2021) · Montenegro: 34.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Montenegro, versus 11% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11% (2025) · Montenegro: 13.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Montenegro spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7%.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.7% (2024) · Montenegro: 1.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Montenegro’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Bosnia and Herzegovina’s.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 40% (2025) · Montenegro: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Montenegro spends 48% more on health per person than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: $773 (2023) · Montenegro: $1,148 (2023)
How long do people live?
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are practically level.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 78 years (2024) · Montenegro: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Montenegro: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Montenegro has 8% more doctors per person than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.6 per 1,000 (2019) · Montenegro: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Bosnia and Herzegovina are obese, versus 21% in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 26.1% (2024) · Montenegro: 20.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina are practically level.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37.1% (2024) · Montenegro: 37.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Bosnia and Herzegovina rate their lives 0.24 points higher than in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.38 (2025) · Montenegro: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Montenegro drink 55% more alcohol than in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.6 litres (2023) · Montenegro: 10.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Montenegro has 87% more meat per person than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.9 kg (2023) · Montenegro: 96.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Montenegro has 212 kcal more food per person per day than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,458 kcal (2023) · Montenegro: 3,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2,122 hours (2023) · Montenegro: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Montenegro went to school 1.8 years longer than in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11 years (2023) · Montenegro: 12.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Montenegro welcomed 7.4 times as many tourists per resident as Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019).
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.44 (2024) · Montenegro: 3.26 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Montenegro are online, versus 86% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 86% (2024) · Montenegro: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are practically level.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 100% (2024) · Montenegro: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in Montenegro live in cities, versus 53% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 53% (2025) · Montenegro: 66% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Montenegro has 222 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bosnia and Herzegovina 121.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 121 (2024) · Montenegro: 222 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Montenegro’s.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,018 km (2019) · Montenegro: 250 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Montenegro fly 1,199 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0 (2020) · Montenegro: 0.61 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 61% of Montenegro, but only 43% of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 42.7% (2023) · Montenegro: 61.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bosnia and Herzegovina emits 65% more CO₂ than someone in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.1 t (2024) · Montenegro: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
76% of Montenegro’s electricity is renewable, versus 44% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 43.6% (2025) · Montenegro: 75.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bosnia and Herzegovina carries 47% more fine dust than in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Montenegro: 17.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 55% more likely to be murdered in Bosnia and Herzegovina than in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Montenegro: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina are 51% deadlier than in Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13.7 per 100k (2021) · Montenegro: 9.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Montenegro.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Montenegro: 10.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Montenegro gets 37% more rain than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Montenegro: 1,649 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bosnia and Herzegovina bigger than Montenegro?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is larger. Montenegro fits inside Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 5 times as many people as Montenegro (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro?
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 77.9 in Montenegro.
Are people taller in Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro?
Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
