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Kosovo vs Montenegro
How Kosovo and Montenegro compare on 29 measures, from 1865 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Kosovo was higher: 78 years against 77.1 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Montenegro was higher: $8,780 against $5,899
- Population · In 2023, Kosovo was higher: 1.7 million people against 633,600 people
- Military spending · In 2025, Montenegro was higher: 1.89% of GDP against 1.85% of GDP
- Electoral democracy · In 2025, Montenegro was higher: 0.64 of 1 against 0.63 of 1
Every measure
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Montenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Montenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Montenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, World Bank, IMF, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6 and ITU. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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