Albania vs Montenegro

Albania and Montenegro compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Albania has about 3.8 times as many people as Montenegro: 2.3 million against 623,129 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Montenegro ($14,817) is 14% higher than in Albania ($12,998) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Albania (3.8%) than in Montenegro (2.7%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Montenegro (3.9%) than in Albania (2.1%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Montenegro (13.6%) than in Albania (10.9%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Albania can expect to live 1.9 years longer than one born in Montenegro: 79.8 years against 77.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Montenegro is older: half of its people are over 39.3 years, against 36.3 years in Albania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Montenegro (88.9%) than in Albania (85.9%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Montenegro (61.5%) than in Albania (34.3%), a difference of 27.2 percentage points in 2024.