Montenegro vs North Macedonia

Montenegro and North Macedonia 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.

• North Macedonia has about 2.9 times as many people as Montenegro: 1.8 million against 623,129 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Montenegro ($14,817) is 41% higher than in North Macedonia ($10,490) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in North Macedonia (3.5%) than in Montenegro (2.7%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in North Macedonia (4.1%) than in Montenegro (3.9%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Montenegro (13.6%) than in North Macedonia (12.3%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Montenegro can expect to live 1.3 years longer than one born in North Macedonia: 77.9 years against 76.6 years in 2024.
• The population of North Macedonia is older: half of its people are over 40.3 years, against 39.3 years in Montenegro in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in North Macedonia (93.1% in 2025) than in Montenegro (88.9% in 2024), a difference of 4.2 percentage points.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Montenegro (61.5%) than in North Macedonia (40.8%), a difference of 20.7 percentage points in 2024.