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Montenegro vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Montenegro has a population of 624K (ranked 166/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Montenegro's land area is 5,193 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 156th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Montenegro Norway
Population
618209
5642662
Population rank 166/197 119/197
GDP
$8.07B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 156/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$12,935
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 78/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,380
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$5.05B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,103
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 65/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,008
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
5,193 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.74
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Montenegro and Norway: Comparison Charts

Montenegro and Norway economies compared

GDP
Montenegro

Norway
Year GDP
Montenegro Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 - $12,814,123,115
1971 - $14,583,114,840
1972 - $17,358,610,850
1973 - $22,534,253,703
1974 - $27,145,693,810
1975 - $32,877,805,200
1976 - $35,942,270,686
1977 - $41,508,030,431
1978 - $46,522,900,254
1979 - $53,132,244,624
1980 - $64,439,382,896
1981 - $63,596,654,761
1982 - $62,647,195,538
1983 - $61,627,240,831
1984 - $62,057,955,033
1985 - $65,416,879,914
1986 - $78,693,118,044
1987 - $94,229,907,236
1988 - $101,900,260,856
1989 - $102,633,934,391
1990 - $119,791,843,060
1991 - $121,872,464,483
1992 - $130,838,040,068
1993 - $120,579,213,713
1994 - $127,131,319,429
1995 - $152,029,612,325
1996 - $163,520,109,151
1997 $838,288,806 $161,356,631,888
1998 $854,261,161 $154,230,295,158
1999 $828,950,327 $162,383,706,021
2000 $984,293,044 $171,457,201,936
2001 $1,159,869,246 $174,239,354,071
2002 $1,284,685,051 $195,914,852,576
2003 $1,707,710,053 $229,385,469,337
2004 $2,073,234,418 $265,268,662,473
2005 $2,257,174,481 $309,978,579,744
2006 $2,721,903,149 $346,915,160,682
2007 $3,680,711,744 $402,643,260,488
2008 $4,545,674,528 $464,917,553,191
2009 $4,159,330,370 $387,976,400,617
2010 $4,142,983,843 $431,052,143,940
2011 $4,544,428,421 $501,360,549,669
2012 $4,087,526,242 $512,777,309,841
2013 $4,465,772,400 $526,014,468,085
2014 $4,593,853,291 $501,736,471,833
2015 $4,054,730,078 $388,159,512,246
2016 $4,376,930,578 $370,956,547,619
2017 $4,856,599,481 $401,745,275,035
2018 $5,506,942,238 $439,788,625,884
2019 $5,542,054,181 $408,742,840,909
2020 $4,769,996,866 $367,633,418,887
2021 $5,861,427,505 $503,367,986,030
2022 $6,229,801,581 $596,297,651,036
2023 $7,530,593,375 $482,949,731,777
2024 $8,069,536,126 $483,727,398,216

Montenegro and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Montenegro

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Montenegro Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 - $3,306
1971 - $3,736
1972 - $4,414
1973 - $5,690
1974 - $6,812
1975 - $8,204
1976 - $8,927
1977 - $10,266
1978 - $11,463
1979 - $13,047
1980 - $15,772
1981 - $15,513
1982 - $15,225
1983 - $14,928
1984 - $14,989
1985 - $15,754
1986 - $18,883
1987 - $22,506
1988 - $24,207
1989 - $24,281
1990 - $28,243
1991 - $28,597
1992 - $30,524
1993 - $27,964
1994 - $29,316
1995 - $34,876
1996 - $37,322
1997 $1,375 $36,629
1998 $1,406 $34,803
1999 $1,368 $36,393
2000 $1,627 $38,178
2001 $1,910 $38,602
2002 $2,107 $43,171
2003 $2,789 $50,250
2004 $3,380 $57,769
2005 $3,675 $67,047
2006 $4,426 $74,434
2007 $5,976 $85,502
2008 $7,368 $97,504
2009 $6,727 $80,348
2010 $6,688 $88,163
2011 $7,326 $101,222
2012 $6,578 $102,176
2013 $7,173 $103,554
2014 $7,365 $97,667
2015 $6,491 $74,810
2016 $6,999 $70,867
2017 $7,758 $76,132
2018 $8,791 $82,793
2019 $8,842 $76,431
2020 $7,613 $68,340
2021 $9,377 $93,073
2022 $9,990 $109,270
2023 $12,077 $87,497
2024 $12,935 $86,810

Montenegro vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Montenegro

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Montenegro Norway
1950 58 71.6
1951 58.5 72.5
1952 59.1 72.7
1953 59.7 73.1
1954 60.8 73.2
1955 60.9 73.4
1956 62 73.5
1957 63 73.4
1958 63.8 73.4
1959 64.7 73.6
1960 65.7 73.6
1961 66.1 73.6
1962 66.4 73.5
1963 66.8 73.1
1964 67.4 73.6
1965 68.1 73.7
1966 68.6 74
1967 69.3 74.1
1968 69.8 73.9
1969 70.2 73.7
1970 70.4 74.1
1971 70.8 74.2
1972 71.2 74.3
1973 71.6 74.4
1974 71.6 74.8
1975 71.9 74.8
1976 72.1 75
1977 71.8 75.4
1978 71.9 75.4
1979 71.5 75.4
1980 72.2 75.7
1981 72.1 75.9
1982 72.3 76
1983 72.3 76.1
1984 72.3 76.2
1985 72.4 75.9
1986 72.8 76.3
1987 73.2 76.1
1988 73.4 76.3
1989 73.8 76.5
1990 73.9 76.6
1991 74 77
1992 73.8 77.2
1993 73.9 77.2
1994 73.8 77.8
1995 73.7 77.8
1996 73.6 78.2
1997 73.5 78.2
1998 73.4 78.4
1999 73.3 78.4
2000 73.6 78.7
2001 73.7 78.9
2002 74.1 79
2003 74.2 79.5
2004 74.4 80
2005 74.4 80.2
2006 74.7 80.4
2007 74.7 80.5
2008 75 80.7
2009 75.4 80.9
2010 75.7 81
2011 76 81.2
2012 76.2 81.4
2013 76.4 81.7
2014 76.5 82.1
2015 76.6 82.3
2016 76.6 82.4
2017 76.6 82.6
2018 76.9 82.8
2019 76.6 83
2020 75.9 83.2
2021 73.8 83.2
2022 75.9 82.6
2023 77.1 83.3
2024 77.3 83.5
2025 77.4 83.6

Montenegro and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Montenegro

Norway
Year Population
Montenegro Norway
1960 480,579 3,581,239
1961 491,140 3,609,800
1962 502,558 3,638,918
1963 513,409 3,666,537
1964 521,753 3,694,339
1965 526,327 3,723,168
1966 526,419 3,753,012
1967 522,796 3,784,539
1968 517,481 3,816,486
1969 513,340 3,847,707
1970 512,407 3,875,763
1971 515,449 3,903,039
1972 521,785 3,933,004
1973 530,220 3,960,612
1974 538,902 3,985,258
1975 546,487 4,007,313
1976 552,562 4,026,152
1977 557,576 4,043,205
1978 562,065 4,058,671
1979 566,888 4,072,517
1980 572,608 4,085,620
1981 579,445 4,099,702
1982 587,001 4,114,787
1983 594,506 4,128,432
1984 600,884 4,140,099
1985 605,398 4,152,516
1986 607,711 4,167,354
1987 608,144 4,186,905
1988 607,413 4,209,488
1989 606,571 4,226,901
1990 606,372 4,241,473
1991 607,105 4,261,732
1992 608,516 4,286,401
1993 610,170 4,311,991
1994 611,389 4,336,613
1995 611,712 4,359,184
1996 611,003 4,381,336
1997 609,520 4,405,157
1998 607,662 4,431,464
1999 606,001 4,461,913
2000 604,950 4,490,967
2001 607,389 4,513,751
2002 609,828 4,538,159
2003 612,267 4,564,855
2004 613,353 4,591,910
2005 614,261 4,623,291
2006 615,025 4,660,677
2007 615,875 4,709,153
2008 616,969 4,768,212
2009 618,294 4,828,726
2010 619,428 4,889,252
2011 620,345 4,953,088
2012 621,418 5,018,573
2013 622,587 5,079,623
2014 623,744 5,137,232
2015 624,651 5,188,607
2016 625,353 5,234,519
2017 625,982 5,276,968
2018 626,438 5,311,916
2019 626,753 5,347,896
2020 626,590 5,379,475
2021 625,053 5,408,320
2022 623,591 5,457,127
2023 623,529 5,519,594
2024 623,831 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Montenegro and Norway

Fertility rate
Montenegro

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Montenegro Norway
1960 3.53 2.85
1961 3.49 2.94
1962 3.44 2.91
1963 3.38 2.93
1964 3.28 2.98
1965 3.19 2.94
1966 3.09 2.9
1967 2.91 2.81
1968 2.8 2.75
1969 2.79 2.7
1970 2.69 2.5
1971 2.67 2.49
1972 2.61 2.38
1973 2.51 2.23
1974 2.43 2.13
1975 2.38 1.98
1976 2.35 1.86
1977 2.31 1.75
1978 2.25 1.77
1979 2.2 1.75
1980 2.22 1.72
1981 2.19 1.7
1982 2.19 1.71
1983 2.17 1.66
1984 2.14 1.66
1985 2.13 1.68
1986 2.09 1.71
1987 2.07 1.74
1988 2.01 1.84
1989 1.94 1.89
1990 1.95 1.93
1991 2.02 1.92
1992 2.01 1.88
1993 1.96 1.86
1994 1.94 1.87
1995 1.96 1.87
1996 1.92 1.89
1997 1.89 1.86
1998 1.89 1.81
1999 1.88 1.85
2000 1.9 1.85
2001 1.86 1.78
2002 1.81 1.75
2003 1.8 1.8
2004 1.73 1.83
2005 1.69 1.84
2006 1.73 1.9
2007 1.8 1.9
2008 1.89 1.96
2009 1.98 1.98
2010 1.7 1.95
2011 1.65 1.88
2012 1.72 1.85
2013 1.73 1.78
2014 1.75 1.75
2015 1.7 1.72
2016 1.8 1.71
2017 1.8 1.62
2018 1.8 1.56
2019 1.8 1.53
2020 1.75 1.48
2021 1.75 1.55
2022 1.8 1.41
2023 1.74 1.4

Montenegro and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Montenegro

Norway
Year Median age, years
Montenegro Norway
1960 22.7 34.3
1961 22.8 34.4
1962 22.9 34.4
1963 23.1 34.3
1964 23.2 34.2
1965 23.4 34.1
1966 23.5 33.9
1967 23.6 33.7
1968 23.7 33.5
1969 23.8 33.2
1970 23.9 32.9
1971 23.9 32.7
1972 24.1 32.5
1973 24.4 32.4
1974 24.7 32.4
1975 25 32.5
1976 25.3 32.6
1977 25.7 32.7
1978 26 32.9
1979 26.3 33.1
1980 26.5 33.3
1981 26.8 33.6
1982 27.2 33.9
1983 27.5 34.1
1984 27.9 34.4
1985 28.2 34.6
1986 28.6 34.8
1987 28.9 34.9
1988 29.2 35.1
1989 29.5 35.2
1990 29.7 35.4
1991 30.1 35.5
1992 30.4 35.7
1993 30.8 35.8
1994 31.2 35.9
1995 31.6 36.1
1996 31.9 36.2
1997 32.3 36.4
1998 32.7 36.5
1999 33 36.7
2000 33.3 36.9
2001 33.6 37.1
2002 33.9 37.3
2003 34.2 37.5
2004 34.4 37.7
2005 34.7 37.9
2006 35 38.1
2007 35.4 38.3
2008 35.7 38.4
2009 36 38.5
2010 36.3 38.6
2011 36.6 38.7
2012 36.9 38.8
2013 37.1 38.9
2014 37.5 39
2015 37.8 39.2
2016 38.2 39.3
2017 38.6 39.4
2018 39 39.6
2019 39.4 39.8
2020 39.7 40
2021 39.9 40.3
2022 40.1 40.4
2023 40.3 40.5
2024 40.6 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Montenegro Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$7.5B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.1%
2023
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.1%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.6%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2021
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
112
2012
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.79B
2012
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.74B
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$855M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
14.4%
2020
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
75.4%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Montenegro Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,722 kg
2023
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.8
2023
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.2%
2022
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
39.6%
2021
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
20.6%
2023
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.4%
2023
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,564 kWh
2023
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61.8%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
53.1%
2023
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Montenegro Norway
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,686
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.01 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.58 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
64.3
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.79
2023
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2021
95%
2013
English speaking
26%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
88.9%
2024
99%
2023

Health

Montenegro Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,107
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$407
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.75
2022
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.3 years
2010
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
18.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
48
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2019
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Montenegro Norway
% of world land
0.009%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
8,324 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,017 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,193 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,823 mi
2010
n/a

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