Croatia vs Montenegro
Croatia vs Montenegro: National power
National power in 2022: 0.05% of world capability in Croatia and 0.01% of world capability in Montenegro, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Croatia, by 0.04 percentage points, or 8.46 times that in Montenegro.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Croatia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2006.
- In 2022, Croatia ranked 123 and Montenegro ranked 166 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Croatia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2020 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| 2019 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2018 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2017 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2016 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2015 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2014 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2013 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2012 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2011 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 2010 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| 2009 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| 2008 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| 2007 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| 2006 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0.21 | – |
| 2004 | 0.14 | – |
| 2003 | 0.06 | – |
| 2002 | 0.09 | – |
| 2001 | 0.1 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0.11 | – |
| 1997 | 0.11 | – |
| 1996 | 0.11 | – |
| 1995 | 0.12 | – |
| 1994 | 0.12 | – |
| 1993 | 0.13 | – |
| 1992 | 0.13 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Croatia vs Montenegro
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Montenegro: 77.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Montenegro: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Montenegro: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Montenegro: 85.1% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Montenegro: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Montenegro: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Montenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Montenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Montenegro: 12,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Montenegro: 4.66% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Montenegro: 4 million TIV in 2022