Iceland vs Montenegro

Iceland and Montenegro compared on 231 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Iceland and Montenegro differ most

  • Pesticide use, 2024: Iceland 0.02 kg/ha, Montenegro 5.29 kg/ha (264.5 times as high)
  • European patent applications, 2025: Iceland 195.2 per million people, Montenegro 8.0 per million people (24.3 times as high)
  • New zero-emission cars, 2025: Iceland 41.2%, Montenegro 1.8% (23.2 times as high)
  • Thefts recorded by the police, 2024: Iceland 1,002 per 100,000 people, Montenegro 58 per 100,000 people (17.4 times as high)
  • Dentists, 2024: Iceland 8.01 per 10,000 people, Montenegro 0.49 per 10,000 people (16.3 times as high)

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Population on 1 January
people
389,444 people 623,327 people −37.5% 2025 Eurostat
Population by age and sex
people
389,444 people 623,327 people −37.5% 2025 Eurostat
Crude birth rate
live births per 1,000 people
11.2 per 1,000 people 11.1 per 1,000 people +0.1 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
6.8 per 1,000 people 10.3 per 1,000 people −3.5 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Total fertility rate
live births per woman
1.56 births per woman 1.75 births per woman −10.9% 2024 Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
15.9% 17.2% −1.3 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
Median age of the population
years
37.2 years 40.4 years −7.9% 2025 Eurostat
Old-age dependency ratio
people aged 65+ per 100 people aged 15 to 64
23.9 per 100 working-age people 26.6 per 100 working-age people −10.2% 2025 Eurostat
Natural population change
per 1,000 people
4.4 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 people +3.6 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
people
387,558 people 633,552 people −38.8% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
35.8 years 39.3 years −8.9% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
1.54 births per woman 1.80 births per woman −14.6% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
1.64% 1.86% −0.22 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
392,404 people 623,129 people −37.0% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
1.51% -0.06% +1.58 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
16.0% 18.3% −2.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
17.5% 17.9% −0.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
1.56 births per woman 1.80 births per woman −13.3% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
11.2 per 1,000 people 11.2 per 1,000 people same 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
6.8 per 1,000 people 10.2 per 1,000 people −3.4 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
94.2% 65.6% +28.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
3.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 8.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 −5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
50.4 per 100 working-age people 56.7 per 100 working-age people −6.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
3.8 people per km² 46.4 people per km² −91.7% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
1.55% 0.04% +1.51 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Immigration
people
9,946 immigrants 20,016 immigrants −50.3% 2024 Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
people
1,660 applicants 145 applicants +1,044.8% 2025 Eurostat
Net migration rate
per 1,000 people
8.0 per 1,000 people -1.5 per 1,000 people +9.5 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
11.9 per 1,000 people 18.9 per 1,000 people −7.0 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
2,709 people -9,279 people +11,988 people 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
25.1% 14.4% +10.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
0.7% 9.7% −9.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
% of the labour force
5.5%b (break in time series) 17.9% −12.4 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
10.0%b (break in time series) 36.0% −26.0 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
% of the labour force
0.5%b (break in time series) 13.4% −12.9 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
% of population aged 20 to 64
82.3%b (break in time series) 55.2% +27.1 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
% of women aged 20 to 64
79.2%b (break in time series) 48.8% +30.4 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
hours per week
38.6 hours per weekb (break in time series) 44.4 hours per week −5.8 hours per week 2020 Eurostat
Part-time employment
% of total employment
22.8%b (break in time series) 3.7% +19.1 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Employment of older workers
% of population aged 55 to 64
79.3%b (break in time series) 44.2% +35.1 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
3.6% 13.6% −9.9 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
8.7% 24.4% −15.8 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
74.9% 58.0% +17.0 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
70.0% 51.2% +18.8 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
72.2% 50.1% +22.1 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
3.6% 4.2% −0.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
18.2% 18.2% 0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
78.1% 77.6% +0.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Wages and labour costs

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Median equivalised net income
euro per year
€35,934 per year €3,911 per year +818.8% 2020 Eurostat
Unadjusted gender pay gap
% of men's average gross hourly earnings
16.7% 7.7% +9.0 percentage points 2014 Eurostat
Hourly labour cost
euro per hour worked
€36.2 per hourd (definition differs (see metadata)) €5.6 per hour +546.4% 2016 Eurostat

Economy and productivity

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
GDP per capita in euro
euro per person, current prices
€87,160 per personp (provisional) €13,270 per person +556.8% 2025 Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
index, EU27 (from 2020) = 100
132 (EU = 100) 54 (EU = 100)p (provisional) +78 points 2024 Eurostat
Real GDP growth
% change on previous year, chain-linked volumes
1.1% 3.3% −2.2 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
GDP in euro
million euro, current prices
€34,157 million €8,269 million +313.1% 2025 Eurostat
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
% change on previous quarter
-3.0% 0.8%p (provisional) −3.8 percentage points Q2 2026 Eurostat
Labour productivity growth
% change on previous year
2.7%p (provisional) 1.9% +0.8 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
GDP growth, year on year
% change on the same quarter a year earlier
0.3% 3.0%p (provisional) −2.7 percentage points Q2 2026 Eurostat
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$38.6 billion US$9.2 billion +317.9% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$98,323 per person US$14,817 per person +563.6% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$68,065 per person Int$28,895 per person +135.6% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$89,220 per person US$14,150 per person +530.5% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
1.3% 2.7% −1.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
66.2% 63.4% +2.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
26.6% 26.9% −0.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
22.6% 7.1% +15.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$31,408 per person US$8,585 per person +265.8% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
HICP inflation
annual average rate of change, %
3.7% 4.1% −0.4 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
HICP price index
index, 2015 = 100
132.22 (2015 = 100) 141.81 (2015 = 100)d (definition differs (see metadata)) −9.59 points 2025 Eurostat
Monthly HICP inflation
% change on the same month a year earlier
5.4% 5.5% −0.1 percentage points September 2026 Eurostat
Consumer price level index
index, EU27 (from 2020) = 100
173 (EU = 100) 58 (EU = 100) +115 points 2024 Eurostat
Food price inflation (HICP)
annual average rate of change, %
5.3% 3.8% +1.5 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
Energy price inflation (HICP)
annual average rate of change, %
2.7% -1.0% +3.7 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
4.1% 3.9% +0.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
179.8 (2010 = 100) 157.2 (2010 = 100) +22.7 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
6.9% 4.0% +2.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
128.441 per US$ 0.887 per US$ +14,378.1% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Housing cost overburden rate
% of population
13.1% 9.4% +3.7 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Overcrowding rate
% of population
11.3% 64.6% −53.3 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Home ownership rate
% of population
81.7% 90.2% −8.5 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
% of population
1.0% 13.2% −12.2 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Average household size
people per household
2.5 people per household 3.3 people per household −0.8 people per household 2020 Eurostat
Arrears on utility bills
% of population
3.1% 31.5% −28.4 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Slum population
% of urban population
0.0% 8.8% −8.8 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
% of population aged 15 to 29
7.0%b (break in time series) 26.6% −19.6 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
% of population aged 25 to 34
41.7%b (break in time series) 40.4% +1.3 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
% of population aged 18 to 24
14.8%b (break in time series) 3.6% +11.2 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
% of population aged 25 to 64
20.3%b (break in time series) 2.7% +17.6 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
4.0% 17.6% −13.6 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
1.8% 0.2% +1.6 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
1.6% 0.1% +1.5 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
19.5% 13.3% +6.2 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
98.2% 99.8% −1.6 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
98.2% 106.1% −7.9 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
76.5% 55.2% +21.3 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
98.6% 106.7% −8.1 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
108.9% 93.9% +15.0 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Life expectancy at birth
years
82.8 years 77.6 yearsb (break in time series) +6.7% 2024 Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
1.4 per 1,000 live births 1.6 per 1,000 live births −0.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 Eurostat
Hospital beds
beds per 100,000 inhabitants
257 per 100,000 people 379 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) −122 per 100,000 people 2023 Eurostat
Practising physicians
physicians per 100,000 inhabitants
466 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) 285 per 100,000 people +181 per 100,000 people 2024 Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
% of people aged 16 or over
72.0% 72.8% −0.8 percentage points 2021 Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
8.6% 9.5% −0.9 percentage points 2023 Eurostat
Practising nurses
nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
1,032 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) 122 per 100,000 people +910 per 100,000 people 2024 Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
years
20.6 years 17.1 yearsb (break in time series) +20.5% 2024 Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
82.7 years 77.1 years +7.3% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
20.8 years 16.8 years +23.5% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
69.8 years 65.0 years +7.4% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
90 70 +20 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
7.44 litres 9.12 litres −18.4% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
22.2% 17.1% +5.1 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
27.5% 45.1% −17.6 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
10.4 per 100,000 people 16.8 per 100,000 people −6.4 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
8.7% 22.7% −14.0 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
27.7% 25.1% +2.6 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
90% 75% +15.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
14.7% 25.8% −11.1 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
0.2 per 100,000 people 0.5 per 100,000 people −0.3 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
160.8 per 10,000 people 59.7 per 10,000 people +101.2 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
8.01 per 10,000 people 0.49 per 10,000 people +7.52 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
82.8 years 77.9 years +6.3% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
84.5 years 80.4 years +5.1% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
81.2 years 75.5 years +7.5% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
8.7% 9.7% −0.9 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
2.8 per 1,000 live births 2.4 per 1,000 live births +0.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
2.1 per 1,000 live births 1.9 per 1,000 live births +0.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
3 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births −3 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
4.37 per 1,000 people 2.78 per 1,000 people +1.59 per 1,000 people 2023 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
2.8 per 1,000 people 3.9 per 1,000 people −1.1 per 1,000 people 2020 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
97% 23% +74.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
9.2% 37.2% −28.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
14.7% 26.3% −11.6 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$7,065 per person US$1,148 per person +515.5% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
6.9% 10.7% −3.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
1.4 per 1,000 live births 0.8 per 1,000 live births +0.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
3 per 100,000 people 16 per 100,000 people −13 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.11 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 −0.01 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Households with internet access
% of households
98.4% 80.8% +17.6 percentage points 2021 Eurostat
Internet use in the last three months
% of individuals
99.4% 82.2% +17.2 percentage points 2021 Eurostat
Daily internet use
% of individuals
97.7% 74.2% +23.5 percentage points 2021 Eurostat
Basic digital skills
% of individuals
81.0% 47.2% +33.8 percentage points 2021 Eurostat
Online shopping
% of individuals
84.7% 26.4% +58.2 percentage points 2021 Eurostat
ICT specialists in employment
% of total employment
4.7%be (break in time series, estimated) 2.5%e (estimated) +2.2 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Internet users
% of population
98.2% 88.9% +9.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
121 per 100 people 222 per 100 people −101 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
37.5 per 100 people 32.3 per 100 people +5.2 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Enterprise birth rate
% of active enterprises
11.2%e (estimated) 12.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) −1.2 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
20.1% 11.3% +8.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
2,925 companies 7,136 companies −59.0% 2024 World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
% of manufacturing value added
15.3% 14.9% +0.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
8.8% 3.3% +5.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
40.4% 39.6% +0.8 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
42.6% 65.6% −23.0 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
% of GDP
-9.3% -22.6% +13.3 percentage points Q2 2026 Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
40.1% 40.1% +0.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
42.4% 65.7% −23.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
82.5% 105.8% −23.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
-2.2% 7.3% −9.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
-3.9% -20.4% +16.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
54.0% 14.5% +39.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Tourism and accommodation

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Nights spent in tourist accommodation
nights
9,850,428 nights 5,187,771 nights +89.9% 2025 Eurostat
Arrivals at tourist accommodation
arrivals
5,830,195 arrivals 1,504,768 arrivals +287.4% 2025 Eurostat
Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels
% of available bed places
53.6% 41.0% +12.6 percentage points 2025 Eurostat

Transport and mobility

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Car share of passenger transport
% of inland passenger-kilometres
88.4%e (estimated) 97.8%e (estimated) −9.4 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Car ownership
cars per 1,000 inhabitants
645 per 1,000 peoplei (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) 442 per 1,000 people +203 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 inhabitants
3.4 per 100,000 people 12.0 per 100,000 people −8.6 per 100,000 people 2024 Eurostat
New zero-emission cars
% of newly registered passenger cars
41.2% 1.8% +39.4 percentage points 2025 Eurostat
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
2.0 per 100,000 people 7.6 per 100,000 people −5.6 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
4,342,331 passengers 379,068 passengers +1,045.5% 2023 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Renewable energy share
% of gross final energy consumption
79.3% 40.8% +38.5 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Renewable electricity share
% of gross electricity consumption
102.4% 66.6% +35.9 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Energy import dependency
% of gross available energy
16.8% 32.6% −15.8 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Electricity price for households
euro per kWh, all taxes included
€0.2076 per kWh €0.1039 per kWh +99.8% H1 2026 Eurostat
Primary energy consumption
million tonnes of oil equivalent
6.4 Mtoe 1.1 Mtoe +481.8% 2024 Eurostat
Access to electricity
% of population
100.0% 100.0% same 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
100.0% 73.0% +27.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
82.4% 39.6% +42.8 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
0.0% 40.3% −40.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Net energy imports
% of energy use
20.5% 43.1% −22.6 percentage points 2009 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.47 °Ce (Estimated value) 2.06 °Ce (Estimated value) −0.59 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
5.90 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 1.77 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) +232.8% 2024 FAOSTAT

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
5.6 µg/m³ 14.5 µg/m³ −61.0% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
0.6% 61.5% −60.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
2.9% 16.3% −13.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
4.9 µg/m³ 18.5 µg/m³ −73.3% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
20.9% 22.2% −1.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Municipal waste generated per person
kilograms per person per year
561 kg per person 585 kg per persone (estimated) −4.1% 2024 Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
% of municipal waste generated
44.7% 3.6%e (estimated) +41.1 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
kilograms per person per year
2,864 kg per person 1,950 kg per person +46.9% 2024 Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
% of population
100.0% 99.3% +0.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
% of population
100.0% 85.5% +14.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
98.8% 97.8% +0.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Area under organic farming
% of utilised agricultural area
0.4% 1.7%p (provisional) −1.3 percentage points 2021 Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$3.64 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$5.08 per person per daye (Estimated value) −28.3% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
1.8%e (Estimated value) 7.5%e (Estimated value) −5.7 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
0.02 kg/hae (Estimated value) 5.29 kg/hae (Estimated value) −99.6% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
88.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) +24.4% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
3.7% 3.4% +0.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
1,972 kg per hectare 2,700 kg per hectare −26.9% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
16.2% 18.5% −2.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
1,008,804 tonnes 854 tonnes +118,018.6% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
2.5% 2.5% same 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
102.9 (2014-16 = 100) 108.1 (2014-16 = 100) −4.8% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
133.7 kg per hectare 266.6 kg per hectare −49.9% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
100,830 km² 13,450 km² +649.7% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
At-risk-of-poverty rate
% of population
8.8% 22.6% −13.8 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
% of population
11.7% 37.8% −26.1 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
Gini coefficient, 0 to 100
24.0 (0 to 100) 32.9 (0 to 100) −8.9 points 2020 Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
ratio
3.41 times 5.96 times −42.8% 2020 Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
% of population
0.8% 23.0% −22.2 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
26.8 (0 to 100) 35.7 (0 to 100) −8.9 points 2019 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
22.4% 25.3% −2.9 percentage points 2019 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
0.1% 2.5% −2.4 percentage points 2019 World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
% of population
8.8% 23.8% −15.0 percentage points 2017 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
0.1% 4.9% −4.8 percentage points 2019 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
0.4% 17.6% −17.2 percentage points 2019 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
R&D spending share of GDP
% of GDP
2.47% 0.29% +2.18 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Researchers as a share of the labour force
% of labour force (full-time equivalent)
1.02%u (low reliability) 0.18% +0.84 percentage points 2018 Eurostat
European patent applications
applications per million inhabitants
195.2 per million peoplep (provisional) 8.0 per million peoplep (provisional) +187.1 per million people 2025 Eurostat
R&D spending share of GDP
% of GDP
2.34% 0.36% +1.98 percentage points 2019 World Bank
Researchers per million people
researchers per million people
5,646 per million people 775 per million people +4,871 per million people 2018 World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
716 articles 255 articles +181.1% 2023 World Bank

Crime, justice and public safety

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Intentional homicides
offences per 100,000 inhabitants
1.82 per 100,000 people 1.92 per 100,000 people −0.10 per 100,000 people 2024 Eurostat
Crime or vandalism in the area
% of population
2.6% 3.7% −1.1 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Robberies recorded by the police
offences per 100,000 inhabitants
28.4 per 100,000 people 5.1 per 100,000 people +23.3 per 100,000 people 2024 Eurostat
Burglaries recorded by the police
offences per 100,000 inhabitants
304.5 per 100,000 people 51.2 per 100,000 people +253.4 per 100,000 people 2024 Eurostat
Thefts recorded by the police
offences per 100,000 inhabitants
1,002 per 100,000 people 58 per 100,000 people +944 per 100,000 people 2024 Eurostat
Intentional homicides
victims per 100,000 people
1.3 per 100,000 people 0.8 per 100,000 people +0.5 per 100,000 people 2023 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureIcelandMontenegroIceland compared with MontenegroPeriodSource
Cultural employment
% of total employment
6.1%b (break in time series) 4.0% +2.1 percentage points 2020 Eurostat
Average life satisfaction
average rating, 0 to 10
8.1 out of 10 6.5 out of 10 +1.6 points 2018 Eurostat
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
46.0% 27.2% +18.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank

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