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Montenegro vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Montenegro has a population of 624K (ranked 166/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Montenegro's land area is 5,193 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 156th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Montenegro South Korea
Population
618209
51700480
Population rank 166/197 31/197
GDP
$8.07B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 156/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$12,935
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 78/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,380
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$5.05B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,103
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 65/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,008
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
5,193 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.74
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Montenegro and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Montenegro and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Montenegro

South Korea
Year GDP
Montenegro South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 - $65,398,377,598
1981 - $72,933,533,012
1982 - $78,358,416,171
1983 - $87,760,553,262
1984 - $97,510,744,119
1985 - $101,296,177,099
1986 - $116,836,246,285
1987 - $147,948,709,376
1988 - $199,591,287,825
1989 - $246,928,837,311
1990 - $283,365,844,161
1991 - $330,647,042,837
1992 - $355,524,903,068
1993 - $392,665,710,525
1994 - $463,619,823,515
1995 - $566,581,003,128
1996 - $610,167,053,824
1997 $838,288,806 $569,755,022,973
1998 $854,261,161 $383,331,833,682
1999 $828,950,327 $497,514,040,642
2000 $984,293,044 $576,179,387,820
2001 $1,159,869,246 $547,656,279,895
2002 $1,284,685,051 $627,246,933,730
2003 $1,707,710,053 $702,714,855,194
2004 $2,073,234,418 $793,175,561,887
2005 $2,257,174,481 $934,901,071,333
2006 $2,721,903,149 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $3,680,711,744 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $4,545,674,528 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $4,159,330,370 $943,941,876,219
2010 $4,142,983,843 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $4,544,428,421 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $4,087,526,242 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $4,465,772,400 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $4,593,853,291 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $4,054,730,078 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $4,376,930,578 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $4,856,599,481 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $5,506,942,238 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $5,542,054,181 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $4,769,996,866 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $5,861,427,505 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $6,229,801,581 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $7,530,593,375 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $8,069,536,126 -

Montenegro and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Montenegro

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Montenegro South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 - $1,715
1981 - $1,883
1982 - $1,993
1983 - $2,199
1984 - $2,413
1985 - $2,482
1986 - $2,835
1987 - $3,555
1988 - $4,749
1989 - $5,817
1990 - $6,610
1991 - $7,637
1992 - $8,127
1993 - $8,885
1994 - $10,385
1995 - $12,565
1996 - $13,403
1997 $1,375 $12,398
1998 $1,406 $8,282
1999 $1,368 $10,672
2000 $1,627 $12,257
2001 $1,910 $11,561
2002 $2,107 $13,165
2003 $2,789 $14,673
2004 $3,380 $16,496
2005 $3,675 $19,403
2006 $4,426 $21,743
2007 $5,976 $24,086
2008 $7,368 $21,350
2009 $6,727 $19,144
2010 $6,688 $23,079
2011 $7,326 $25,098
2012 $6,578 $25,459
2013 $7,173 $27,180
2014 $7,365 $29,253
2015 $6,491 $28,737
2016 $6,999 $29,280
2017 $7,758 $31,601
2018 $8,791 $33,447
2019 $8,842 $31,902
2020 $7,613 $31,721
2021 $9,377 $35,126
2022 $9,990 $32,395
2023 $12,077 $33,121
2024 $12,935 -

Montenegro vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Montenegro

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Montenegro South Korea
1950 58 22.2
1951 58.5 26.6
1952 59.1 36.6
1953 59.7 40.5
1954 60.8 46.1
1955 60.9 48.4
1956 62 50.2
1957 63 51.6
1958 63.8 51.8
1959 64.7 52.9
1960 65.7 53.8
1961 66.1 54.4
1962 66.4 55
1963 66.8 55
1964 67.4 55.3
1965 68.1 55.8
1966 68.6 55.4
1967 69.3 60.9
1968 69.8 60.9
1969 70.2 61.4
1970 70.4 62.2
1971 70.8 62.7
1972 71.2 63.2
1973 71.6 63.8
1974 71.6 64.2
1975 71.9 64.7
1976 72.1 65
1977 71.8 64.6
1978 71.9 65
1979 71.5 66.1
1980 72.2 64.8
1981 72.1 67.1
1982 72.3 67.1
1983 72.3 66.7
1984 72.3 68.1
1985 72.4 68.4
1986 72.8 69
1987 73.2 69.3
1988 73.4 70.2
1989 73.8 70.7
1990 73.9 71
1991 74 71.4
1992 73.8 72.2
1993 73.9 72.7
1994 73.8 72.9
1995 73.7 73.4
1996 73.6 74
1997 73.5 74.5
1998 73.4 75
1999 73.3 75.6
2000 73.6 76.2
2001 73.7 76.9
2002 74.1 77.2
2003 74.2 77.5
2004 74.4 78
2005 74.4 78.4
2006 74.7 79
2007 74.7 79.4
2008 75 80
2009 75.4 80.6
2010 75.7 80.7
2011 76 81.2
2012 76.2 81.3
2013 76.4 81.8
2014 76.5 82.4
2015 76.6 82.5
2016 76.6 82.9
2017 76.6 83.3
2018 76.9 83.3
2019 76.6 83.7
2020 75.9 83.7
2021 73.8 83.9
2022 75.9 82.7
2023 77.1 84.3
2024 77.3 84.4
2025 77.4 84.5

Montenegro and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Montenegro

South Korea
Year Population
Montenegro South Korea
1960 480,579 25,012,374
1961 491,140 25,765,673
1962 502,558 26,513,030
1963 513,409 27,261,747
1964 521,753 27,984,155
1965 526,327 28,704,674
1966 526,419 29,435,571
1967 522,796 30,130,983
1968 517,481 30,838,302
1969 513,340 31,544,266
1970 512,407 32,240,827
1971 515,449 32,882,704
1972 521,785 33,505,406
1973 530,220 34,103,149
1974 538,902 34,692,266
1975 546,487 35,280,725
1976 552,562 35,848,523
1977 557,576 36,411,795
1978 562,065 36,969,185
1979 566,888 37,534,236
1980 572,608 38,123,775
1981 579,445 38,723,248
1982 587,001 39,326,352
1983 594,506 39,910,403
1984 600,884 40,405,956
1985 605,398 40,805,744
1986 607,711 41,213,674
1987 608,144 41,621,690
1988 607,413 42,031,247
1989 606,571 42,449,038
1990 606,372 42,869,283
1991 607,105 43,295,704
1992 608,516 43,747,962
1993 610,170 44,194,628
1994 611,389 44,641,540
1995 611,712 45,092,991
1996 611,003 45,524,681
1997 609,520 45,953,580
1998 607,662 46,286,503
1999 606,001 46,616,677
2000 604,950 47,008,111
2001 607,389 47,370,164
2002 609,828 47,644,736
2003 612,267 47,892,330
2004 613,353 48,082,519
2005 614,261 48,184,561
2006 615,025 48,438,292
2007 615,875 48,683,638
2008 616,969 49,054,708
2009 618,294 49,307,835
2010 619,428 49,554,112
2011 620,345 49,936,638
2012 621,418 50,199,853
2013 622,587 50,428,893
2014 623,744 50,746,659
2015 624,651 51,014,947
2016 625,353 51,217,803
2017 625,982 51,361,911
2018 626,438 51,585,058
2019 626,753 51,764,822
2020 626,590 51,836,239
2021 625,053 51,769,539
2022 623,591 51,672,569
2023 623,529 51,712,619
2024 623,831 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Montenegro and South Korea

Fertility rate
Montenegro

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Montenegro South Korea
1960 3.53 5.99
1961 3.49 5.8
1962 3.44 5.56
1963 3.38 5.33
1964 3.28 5.07
1965 3.19 4.89
1966 3.09 4.78
1967 2.91 4.62
1968 2.8 4.51
1969 2.79 4.45
1970 2.69 4.53
1971 2.67 4.54
1972 2.61 4.12
1973 2.51 4.07
1974 2.43 3.77
1975 2.38 3.43
1976 2.35 3
1977 2.31 2.99
1978 2.25 2.64
1979 2.2 2.9
1980 2.22 2.82
1981 2.19 2.57
1982 2.19 2.39
1983 2.17 2.06
1984 2.14 1.74
1985 2.13 1.66
1986 2.09 1.58
1987 2.07 1.53
1988 2.01 1.55
1989 1.94 1.56
1990 1.95 1.57
1991 2.02 1.71
1992 2.01 1.76
1993 1.96 1.65
1994 1.94 1.66
1995 1.96 1.63
1996 1.92 1.57
1997 1.89 1.54
1998 1.89 1.46
1999 1.88 1.43
2000 1.9 1.48
2001 1.86 1.31
2002 1.81 1.18
2003 1.8 1.19
2004 1.73 1.16
2005 1.69 1.09
2006 1.73 1.13
2007 1.8 1.26
2008 1.89 1.19
2009 1.98 1.15
2010 1.7 1.23
2011 1.65 1.24
2012 1.72 1.3
2013 1.73 1.19
2014 1.75 1.21
2015 1.7 1.24
2016 1.8 1.17
2017 1.8 1.05
2018 1.8 0.98
2019 1.8 0.92
2020 1.75 0.84
2021 1.75 0.81
2022 1.8 0.78
2023 1.74 0.72

Montenegro and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Montenegro

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Montenegro South Korea
1960 22.7 19.3
1961 22.8 19.2
1962 22.9 19.1
1963 23.1 19
1964 23.2 18.8
1965 23.4 18.6
1966 23.5 18.5
1967 23.6 18.6
1968 23.7 18.7
1969 23.8 18.8
1970 23.9 18.9
1971 23.9 19
1972 24.1 19.1
1973 24.4 19.3
1974 24.7 19.6
1975 25 19.9
1976 25.3 20.2
1977 25.7 20.7
1978 26 21.1
1979 26.3 21.6
1980 26.5 22.1
1981 26.8 22.5
1982 27.2 22.8
1983 27.5 23.3
1984 27.9 23.7
1985 28.2 24.2
1986 28.6 24.8
1987 28.9 25.3
1988 29.2 25.8
1989 29.5 26.3
1990 29.7 26.7
1991 30.1 27.2
1992 30.4 27.8
1993 30.8 28.3
1994 31.2 28.9
1995 31.6 29.4
1996 31.9 29.8
1997 32.3 30.2
1998 32.7 30.7
1999 33 31.2
2000 33.3 31.7
2001 33.6 32.3
2002 33.9 32.8
2003 34.2 33.4
2004 34.4 33.9
2005 34.7 34.5
2006 35 35.2
2007 35.4 35.8
2008 35.7 36.4
2009 36 37
2010 36.3 37.6
2011 36.6 38.2
2012 36.9 38.8
2013 37.1 39.5
2014 37.5 40.2
2015 37.8 40.8
2016 38.2 41.4
2017 38.6 41.9
2018 39 42.5
2019 39.4 43.1
2020 39.7 43.8
2021 39.9 44.4
2022 40.1 44.9
2023 40.3 45.5
2024 40.6 46.1

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GDP per capita

GDP

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Montenegro South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$7.5B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.1%
2023
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.1%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.6%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2021
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
112
2012
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.79B
2012
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.74B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$855M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
14.4%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
75.4%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Montenegro South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,722 kg
2023
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.8
2023
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.2%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
39.6%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
20.6%
2023
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.4%
2023
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,564 kWh
2023
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61.8%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
53.1%
2023
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Montenegro South Korea
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,686
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.01 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.58 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
64.3
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.79
2023
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2021
98.8%
2018
English speaking
26%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88.9%
2024
97.9%
2024

Health

Montenegro South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,107
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$407
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.75
2022
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.3 years
2010
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
18.7%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.7%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
48
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2019
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Montenegro South Korea
% of world land
0.009%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
8,324 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,017 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,193 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,823 mi
2010
68,794 mi
2018

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