CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Montenegro fits inside Serbia 6.4 times

Montenegro: 13,883 km² (2024) · Serbia: 88,490 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Montenegro: 294 km (2026 edition) · Serbia: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Montenegro’s highest peak towers 365 m above Serbia’s

Montenegro: 2,534 m (2026 edition) · Serbia: 2,169 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 38% of Serbia, versus 18% of Montenegro

Montenegro: 18.5% (2024) · Serbia: 38.1% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Serbia has 11 times as many people as Montenegro

Montenegro: 623,129 (2025) · Serbia: 6.55 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Serbia is 61% more densely populated than Montenegro

Montenegro: 46 per km² (2025) · Serbia: 75 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Montenegro are 2.6 cm taller than in Serbia

Montenegro: 183.3 cm (2019) · Serbia: 180.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Montenegro are 1.7 cm taller than in Serbia

Montenegro: 170 cm (2019) · Serbia: 168.3 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Serbia is 4.6 years older than in Montenegro

Montenegro: 39.3 years (2023) · Serbia: 43.9 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Montenegro have 0.2 more children on average than in Serbia

Montenegro: 1.8 children per woman (2024) · Serbia: 1.64 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in Serbia are 65 or older, versus 18% in Montenegro

Montenegro: 18.3% (2025) · Serbia: 23.1% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Montenegro: 19.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Serbia: no data

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Montenegro: no data · Serbia: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Montenegro and Serbia are practically level

Montenegro: 1 (2026) · Serbia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Serbia’s economy is 11 times the size of Montenegro’s

Montenegro: $9.23 billion (2025) · Serbia: $100 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Montenegro produces 4% more per person than Serbia

Montenegro: Int$35,423 (2025) · Serbia: Int$33,910 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Montenegro than in Serbia (Gini 1.5 points higher)

Montenegro: 34.3 (2021) · Serbia: 32.8 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

2.5% of people in Montenegro live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.1% in Serbia

Montenegro: 2.5% (2021) · Serbia: 1.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 14% in Montenegro, versus 7.1% in Serbia

Montenegro: 13.6% (2025) · Serbia: 7.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Serbia spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Montenegro 1.9%

Montenegro: 1.9% (2025) · Serbia: 2.8% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Montenegro: no data · Serbia: 23.9% (2022)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Serbia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Montenegro’s

Montenegro: 42% (2025) · Serbia: 45% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Montenegro spends 17% more on health per person than Serbia

Montenegro: $1,148 (2023) · Serbia: $984 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Montenegro live 1.9 years longer than in Serbia

Montenegro: 77.9 years (2024) · Serbia: 76 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Serbia is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Montenegro

Montenegro: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Serbia: 4.6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Serbia has 11% more doctors per person than Montenegro

Montenegro: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Serbia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Serbia has 51% more hospital beds per person than Montenegro

Montenegro: 3.8 per 1,000 (2022) · Serbia: 5.8 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Montenegro is 66% higher than in Serbia

Montenegro: 16.8 per 100k (2023) · Serbia: 10.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Serbia are obese, versus 21% in Montenegro

Montenegro: 20.6% (2024) · Serbia: 25.6% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

40% of adults in Serbia smoke, versus 37% in Montenegro

Montenegro: 37.2% (2024) · Serbia: 39.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Serbia rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Montenegro

Montenegro: 6.14 (2025) · Serbia: 6.69 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Serbia drink 10% more alcohol than in Montenegro

Montenegro: 10.2 litres (2023) · Serbia: 11.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Montenegro has 15% more meat per person than Serbia

Montenegro: 96.9 kg (2023) · Serbia: 84.2 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Serbia has 210 kcal more food per person per day than Montenegro

Montenegro: 3,669 kcal (2023) · Serbia: 3,879 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Montenegro: no data · Serbia: 1,995 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Montenegro went to school 1.1 years longer than in Serbia

Montenegro: 12.8 years (2023) · Serbia: 11.6 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Montenegro welcomed 9 times as many tourists per resident as Serbia (2019)

Montenegro: 3.26 (2022) · Serbia: 0.36 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Serbia has 1 more World Heritage site than Montenegro (5 against 4)

Montenegro: 4 (2026) · Serbia: 5 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Serbia has won 28 Olympic medals, Montenegro 1

Montenegro: 1 (2026 edition) · Serbia: 28 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

89% of people in Montenegro are online, versus 88% in Serbia

Montenegro: 89% (2024) · Serbia: 88% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Montenegro is 16% faster than in Serbia

Montenegro: 194 Mbps (2026) · Serbia: 168 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Montenegro and Serbia are practically level

Montenegro: 100% (2024) · Serbia: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

66% of people in Montenegro live in cities, versus 63% in Serbia

Montenegro: 66% (2025) · Serbia: 63% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Montenegro has 222 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Serbia 124

Montenegro: 222 (2024) · Serbia: 124 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Serbia’s railway network is 13 times as long as Montenegro’s

Montenegro: 250 km (2019) · Serbia: 3,348 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Montenegro fly 3% more passengers per resident than those from Serbia

Montenegro: 0.61 (2023) · Serbia: 0.59 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 61% of Montenegro, but only 39% of Serbia

Montenegro: 61.5% (2024) · Serbia: 39.2% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Serbia emits 68% more CO₂ than someone in Montenegro

Montenegro: 3.7 t (2024) · Serbia: 6.2 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

76% of Montenegro’s electricity is renewable, versus 28% in Serbia

Montenegro: 75.6% (2025) · Serbia: 27.8% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Serbia carries 2% more fine dust than in Montenegro

Montenegro: 17.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Serbia: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 66% more likely to be murdered in Serbia than in Montenegro

Montenegro: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Serbia: 1.3 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Montenegro are 76% deadlier than in Serbia

Montenegro: 20.2 per 100k (2023) · Serbia: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Serbia is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Montenegro

Montenegro: 10.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 12°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Montenegro gets 2.1 times as much rain as Serbia

Montenegro: 1,649 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 782 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Montenegro bigger than Serbia?

Serbia is larger. Montenegro fits inside Serbia 6.4 times.

Which has more people, Montenegro or Serbia?

Serbia has 11 times as many people as Montenegro (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Montenegro or Serbia?

People in Montenegro live 1.9 years longer than in Serbia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Montenegro and 76.0 in Serbia.

Are people taller in Montenegro or Serbia?

Men in Montenegro are 2.6 cm taller than in Serbia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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