Montenegro vs North Macedonia

Montenegro (Europe) and North Macedonia (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1997-2025

Montenegro North Macedonia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1997 Montenegro: 1,375.33 North Macedonia: 1,959.56 World: 5,408.57 1998 Montenegro: 1,405.82 North Macedonia: 1,875.82 World: 5,302.34 1999 Montenegro: 1,367.9 North Macedonia: 1,915.39 World: 5,401.23 2000 Montenegro: 1,627.07 North Macedonia: 1,861.9 World: 5,512.56 2001 Montenegro: 1,909.6 North Macedonia: 1,823.02 World: 5,404.2 2002 Montenegro: 2,109.31 North Macedonia: 1,989.14 World: 5,539.32 2003 Montenegro: 2,789.95 North Macedonia: 2,445.36 World: 6,129.87 2004 Montenegro: 3,386.38 North Macedonia: 2,818.58 World: 6,818 2005 Montenegro: 3,675.99 North Macedonia: 3,120.98 World: 7,290.57 2006 Montenegro: 4,422.55 North Macedonia: 3,440.44 World: 7,803.19 2007 Montenegro: 5,979.44 North Macedonia: 4,204.11 World: 8,685.33 2008 Montenegro: 7,390.01 North Macedonia: 5,026.42 World: 9,425.74 2009 Montenegro: 6,726.68 North Macedonia: 4,799.79 World: 8,827.04 2010 Montenegro: 6,678.64 North Macedonia: 4,833.37 World: 9,555.07 2011 Montenegro: 7,265.52 North Macedonia: 5,416.87 World: 10,496.93 2012 Montenegro: 6,552.48 North Macedonia: 5,049.83 World: 10,597.85 2013 Montenegro: 7,102.78 North Macedonia: 5,626.26 World: 10,759.35 2014 Montenegro: 7,342.17 North Macedonia: 5,925.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 Montenegro: 6,421 North Macedonia: 5,262.69 World: 10,191.98 2016 Montenegro: 6,968.01 North Macedonia: 5,598.49 World: 10,239.47 2017 Montenegro: 7,674.29 North Macedonia: 5,955.3 World: 10,784.4 2018 Montenegro: 8,673.59 North Macedonia: 6,713.99 World: 11,344.73 2019 Montenegro: 8,749.26 North Macedonia: 6,718.86 World: 11,417.6 2020 Montenegro: 7,555.49 North Macedonia: 6,659.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Montenegro: 9,315.86 North Macedonia: 7,620.8 World: 12,472.91 2022 Montenegro: 10,038.18 North Macedonia: 7,606.24 World: 12,876.24 2023 Montenegro: 12,258.16 North Macedonia: 8,674.36 World: 13,313.86 2024 Montenegro: 13,270.18 North Macedonia: 9,291.86 World: 13,717.09 2025 Montenegro: 14,816.84 North Macedonia: 10,489.93 World: 14,405.85 1997 2007 2012 2017 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Montenegro North Macedonia World

50 60 70 80 1960 Montenegro: 65.49 North Macedonia: 60.5 World: 50.94 1961 Montenegro: 65.93 North Macedonia: 61.78 World: 52.8 1962 Montenegro: 66.22 North Macedonia: 59.28 World: 55.29 1963 Montenegro: 66.61 North Macedonia: 61.36 World: 55.65 1964 Montenegro: 67.21 North Macedonia: 61.5 World: 56.1 1965 Montenegro: 67.9 North Macedonia: 62.56 World: 55.93 1966 Montenegro: 68.43 North Macedonia: 63.48 World: 56.45 1967 Montenegro: 69.08 North Macedonia: 63.71 World: 56.9 1968 Montenegro: 69.64 North Macedonia: 64.52 World: 57.34 1969 Montenegro: 69.96 North Macedonia: 63.93 World: 57.68 1970 Montenegro: 70.21 North Macedonia: 64.9 World: 57.94 1971 Montenegro: 70.61 North Macedonia: 65.14 World: 58.02 1972 Montenegro: 71.04 North Macedonia: 65.57 World: 58.84 1973 Montenegro: 71.37 North Macedonia: 66.99 World: 59.3 1974 Montenegro: 71.41 North Macedonia: 67.03 World: 59.7 1975 Montenegro: 71.71 North Macedonia: 67.16 World: 60.13 1976 Montenegro: 71.85 North Macedonia: 67.77 World: 60.45 1977 Montenegro: 71.62 North Macedonia: 68.14 World: 61.04 1978 Montenegro: 71.71 North Macedonia: 68.95 World: 61.39 1979 Montenegro: 71.28 North Macedonia: 69.06 World: 61.84 1980 Montenegro: 72.03 North Macedonia: 68.97 World: 62.15 1981 Montenegro: 71.92 North Macedonia: 69.33 World: 62.52 1982 Montenegro: 72.1 North Macedonia: 69.73 World: 62.87 1983 Montenegro: 72.11 North Macedonia: 69.61 World: 63.13 1984 Montenegro: 72.1 North Macedonia: 70.06 World: 63.44 1985 Montenegro: 72.24 North Macedonia: 70.09 World: 63.73 1986 Montenegro: 72.59 North Macedonia: 70.15 World: 64.12 1987 Montenegro: 72.98 North Macedonia: 70.26 World: 64.46 1988 Montenegro: 73.21 North Macedonia: 70.31 World: 64.67 1989 Montenegro: 73.62 North Macedonia: 70.96 World: 64.96 1990 Montenegro: 73.7 North Macedonia: 71.17 World: 65.11 1991 Montenegro: 73.77 North Macedonia: 71.58 World: 65.3 1992 Montenegro: 73.62 North Macedonia: 71.15 World: 65.55 1993 Montenegro: 73.69 North Macedonia: 71.6 World: 65.74 1994 Montenegro: 73.59 North Macedonia: 71.69 World: 65.96 1995 Montenegro: 73.56 North Macedonia: 71.85 World: 66.2 1996 Montenegro: 73.44 North Macedonia: 72.5 World: 66.52 1997 Montenegro: 73.34 North Macedonia: 72.45 World: 66.83 1998 Montenegro: 73.29 North Macedonia: 72.3 World: 67.07 1999 Montenegro: 73.14 North Macedonia: 72.79 World: 67.31 2000 Montenegro: 73.4 North Macedonia: 72.95 World: 67.65 2001 Montenegro: 73.58 North Macedonia: 73.44 World: 67.95 2002 Montenegro: 73.97 North Macedonia: 73.04 World: 68.23 2003 Montenegro: 74.06 North Macedonia: 73.24 World: 68.52 2004 Montenegro: 74.21 North Macedonia: 73.6 World: 68.77 2005 Montenegro: 73.98 North Macedonia: 73.7 World: 69.11 2006 Montenegro: 73.84 North Macedonia: 73.9 World: 69.47 2007 Montenegro: 74.34 North Macedonia: 73.8 World: 69.81 2008 Montenegro: 75.14 North Macedonia: 74.4 World: 70 2009 Montenegro: 75.14 North Macedonia: 74.45 World: 70.38 2010 Montenegro: 75.99 North Macedonia: 75 World: 70.68 2011 Montenegro: 76.08 North Macedonia: 75.1 World: 70.97 2012 Montenegro: 76.3 North Macedonia: 74.9 World: 71.26 2013 Montenegro: 76.49 North Macedonia: 75.4 World: 71.53 2014 Montenegro: 76.34 North Macedonia: 75.45 World: 71.78 2015 Montenegro: 76.6 North Macedonia: 75.4 World: 71.97 2016 Montenegro: 76.54 North Macedonia: 75.4 World: 72.19 2017 Montenegro: 76.69 North Macedonia: 75.95 World: 72.37 2018 Montenegro: 77.89 North Macedonia: 76.65 World: 72.64 2019 Montenegro: 76.68 North Macedonia: 76.6 World: 72.87 2020 Montenegro: 75.93 North Macedonia: 74.4 World: 72.18 2021 Montenegro: 73.82 North Macedonia: 73.25 World: 71.22 2022 Montenegro: 76.19 North Macedonia: 74.42 World: 72.97 2023 Montenegro: 77.59 North Macedonia: 75.32 World: 73.33 2024 Montenegro: 77.89 North Macedonia: 76.62 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Montenegro North Macedonia World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Montenegro: 3.53 North Macedonia: 3.83 World: 4.69 1961 Montenegro: 3.49 North Macedonia: 3.62 World: 4.56 1962 Montenegro: 3.44 North Macedonia: 3.5 World: 5.02 1963 Montenegro: 3.38 North Macedonia: 3.62 World: 5.31 1964 Montenegro: 3.28 North Macedonia: 3.56 World: 5.13 1965 Montenegro: 3.19 North Macedonia: 3.52 World: 5.08 1966 Montenegro: 3.09 North Macedonia: 3.43 World: 4.97 1967 Montenegro: 2.91 North Macedonia: 3.33 World: 4.87 1968 Montenegro: 2.8 North Macedonia: 3.22 World: 4.98 1969 Montenegro: 2.79 North Macedonia: 3.1 World: 4.88 1970 Montenegro: 2.69 North Macedonia: 3.01 World: 4.84 1971 Montenegro: 2.67 North Macedonia: 2.93 World: 4.69 1972 Montenegro: 2.61 North Macedonia: 2.87 World: 4.55 1973 Montenegro: 2.51 North Macedonia: 2.72 World: 4.42 1974 Montenegro: 2.43 North Macedonia: 2.7 World: 4.26 1975 Montenegro: 2.38 North Macedonia: 2.69 World: 4.07 1976 Montenegro: 2.35 North Macedonia: 2.62 World: 3.97 1977 Montenegro: 2.31 North Macedonia: 2.49 World: 3.84 1978 Montenegro: 2.25 North Macedonia: 2.42 World: 3.77 1979 Montenegro: 2.2 North Macedonia: 2.4 World: 3.76 1980 Montenegro: 2.22 North Macedonia: 2.36 World: 3.73 1981 Montenegro: 2.19 North Macedonia: 2.29 World: 3.71 1982 Montenegro: 2.19 North Macedonia: 2.29 World: 3.72 1983 Montenegro: 2.17 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.59 1984 Montenegro: 2.14 North Macedonia: 2.24 World: 3.57 1985 Montenegro: 2.13 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.53 1986 Montenegro: 2.09 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.51 1987 Montenegro: 2.07 North Macedonia: 2.32 World: 3.48 1988 Montenegro: 2.01 North Macedonia: 2.32 World: 3.39 1989 Montenegro: 1.94 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.35 1990 Montenegro: 1.95 North Macedonia: 2.27 World: 3.31 1991 Montenegro: 2.02 North Macedonia: 2.31 World: 3.13 1992 Montenegro: 2.01 North Macedonia: 2.28 World: 3.04 1993 Montenegro: 1.96 North Macedonia: 2.26 World: 2.97 1994 Montenegro: 1.94 North Macedonia: 2.23 World: 2.92 1995 Montenegro: 1.96 North Macedonia: 2.13 World: 2.87 1996 Montenegro: 1.92 North Macedonia: 2.06 World: 2.82 1997 Montenegro: 1.89 North Macedonia: 1.92 World: 2.78 1998 Montenegro: 1.89 North Macedonia: 1.89 World: 2.75 1999 Montenegro: 1.88 North Macedonia: 1.77 World: 2.72 2000 Montenegro: 1.9 North Macedonia: 1.86 World: 2.73 2001 Montenegro: 1.86 North Macedonia: 1.73 World: 2.69 2002 Montenegro: 1.81 North Macedonia: 1.79 World: 2.66 2003 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.75 World: 2.64 2004 Montenegro: 1.73 North Macedonia: 1.52 World: 2.63 2005 Montenegro: 1.69 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.61 2006 Montenegro: 1.73 North Macedonia: 1.46 World: 2.61 2007 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.46 World: 2.6 2008 Montenegro: 1.89 North Macedonia: 1.47 World: 2.6 2009 Montenegro: 1.98 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.59 2010 Montenegro: 1.7 North Macedonia: 1.6 World: 2.57 2011 Montenegro: 1.65 North Macedonia: 1.46 World: 2.55 2012 Montenegro: 1.72 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.56 2013 Montenegro: 1.73 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.53 2014 Montenegro: 1.75 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.52 2015 Montenegro: 1.7 North Macedonia: 1.49 World: 2.49 2016 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.49 2017 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.43 World: 2.46 2018 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.42 World: 2.39 2019 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.34 World: 2.35 2020 Montenegro: 1.75 North Macedonia: 1.31 World: 2.28 2021 Montenegro: 1.75 North Macedonia: 1.6 World: 2.25 2022 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.6 World: 2.22 2023 Montenegro: 1.74 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.2 2024 Montenegro: 1.8 North Macedonia: 1.4 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Montenegro North Macedonia World

0 10 20 30 40 1991 Montenegro: 30.12 North Macedonia: 24.5 World: 5.12 1992 Montenegro: 30.18 North Macedonia: 26.3 World: 5.28 1993 Montenegro: 30.24 North Macedonia: 27.7 World: 5.54 1994 Montenegro: 30.23 North Macedonia: 30 World: 5.79 1995 Montenegro: 30.2 North Macedonia: 35.6 World: 5.92 1996 Montenegro: 30.17 North Macedonia: 38.8 World: 5.98 1997 Montenegro: 30.22 North Macedonia: 36 World: 6.01 1998 Montenegro: 30.21 North Macedonia: 34.5 World: 6.16 1999 Montenegro: 30.47 North Macedonia: 32.4 World: 6.28 2000 Montenegro: 30.45 North Macedonia: 32.2 World: 6.11 2001 Montenegro: 30.54 North Macedonia: 30.52 World: 6.19 2002 Montenegro: 30.36 North Macedonia: 31.94 World: 6.41 2003 Montenegro: 30.39 North Macedonia: 36.69 World: 6.48 2004 Montenegro: 30.34 North Macedonia: 37.16 World: 6.33 2005 Montenegro: 30.31 North Macedonia: 37.32 World: 6.22 2006 Montenegro: 24.82 North Macedonia: 36.39 World: 5.97 2007 Montenegro: 19.4 North Macedonia: 35.23 World: 5.77 2008 Montenegro: 17.15 North Macedonia: 33.93 World: 5.82 2009 Montenegro: 19.09 North Macedonia: 32.35 World: 6.41 2010 Montenegro: 19.65 North Macedonia: 33.14 World: 6.28 2011 Montenegro: 19.76 North Macedonia: 31.5 World: 6.15 2012 Montenegro: 19.81 North Macedonia: 31.1 World: 6.15 2013 Montenegro: 19.59 North Macedonia: 29.02 World: 6.1 2014 Montenegro: 18.05 North Macedonia: 28.22 World: 5.96 2015 Montenegro: 17.56 North Macedonia: 26.4 World: 6 2016 Montenegro: 17.73 North Macedonia: 24.31 World: 5.97 2017 Montenegro: 16.08 North Macedonia: 22.86 World: 5.9 2018 Montenegro: 15.19 North Macedonia: 21.21 World: 5.76 2019 Montenegro: 15.13 North Macedonia: 17.41 World: 5.59 2020 Montenegro: 17.88 North Macedonia: 16.58 World: 6.59 2021 Montenegro: 16.54 North Macedonia: 15.8 World: 6.05 2022 Montenegro: 14.85 North Macedonia: 14.48 World: 5.23 2023 Montenegro: 13.15 North Macedonia: 13.17 World: 4.85 2024 Montenegro: 13.21 North Macedonia: 12.27 World: 4.81 2025 Montenegro: 13.57 North Macedonia: 12.26 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Montenegro North Macedonia World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Montenegro: 27.1 North Macedonia: 26.45 World: 15.6 2006 Montenegro: 28.9 North Macedonia: 28.62 World: 17.2 2007 Montenegro: 30.8 North Macedonia: 36.3 World: 20.2 2008 Montenegro: 32.9 North Macedonia: 46.04 World: 22.8 2009 Montenegro: 35.1 North Macedonia: 51.77 World: 25.3 2010 Montenegro: 37.5 North Macedonia: 51.9 World: 28.4 2011 Montenegro: 35.61 North Macedonia: 56.7 World: 30.9 2012 Montenegro: 56.84 North Macedonia: 57.45 World: 33.3 2013 Montenegro: 60.31 North Macedonia: 65.24 World: 35.3 2014 Montenegro: 63.89 North Macedonia: 68.06 World: 37.4 2015 Montenegro: 68.12 North Macedonia: 70.38 World: 39.9 2016 Montenegro: 69.88 North Macedonia: 72.16 World: 43.6 2017 Montenegro: 71.27 North Macedonia: 74.52 World: 46.3 2018 Montenegro: 71.52 North Macedonia: 79.17 World: 49.4 2019 Montenegro: 73.48 North Macedonia: 81.41 World: 53.9 2020 Montenegro: 77.61 North Macedonia: 81.41 World: 60.1 2021 Montenegro: 82.22 North Macedonia: 81.87 World: 63.8 2022 Montenegro: 88.22 North Macedonia: 83.85 World: 67 2023 Montenegro: 88.55 North Macedonia: 88.5 World: 69.2 2024 Montenegro: 88.88 North Macedonia: 93.6 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Population 623,129 2025
169th of 215		 1.8 mn 2025
151st of 215
Population density 46.4 /km² 2023
155th of 214		 72.5 /km² 2023
131st of 214
Population growth -0.06 % 2025
173rd of 215		 -0.19 % 2025
188th of 215
Life expectancy 77.9 years 2024
73rd of 215		 76.6 years 2024
87th of 215
Fertility rate 1.80 2024
118th of 215		 1.40 2024
176th of 215
Birth rate 11.2 ‰ 2024
131st of 215		 8.8 ‰ 2024
173rd of 215
Infant mortality 1.9 ‰ 2024
8th of 196		 2.5 ‰ 2024
19th of 196
Urban population 65.6 % 2025
104th of 215		 62.9 % 2025
115th of 215
Aged 65+ 18.3 % 2025
45th of 215		 18.5 % 2025
43rd of 215
Living in cities 32.4 % 2025
132nd of 215		 28.9 % 2025
144th of 215
Living in towns 49.5 % 2025
37th of 215		 42.3 % 2025
59th of 215
Living in rural areas 18.1 % 2025
148th of 215		 28.8 % 2025
82nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Human Development Index 0.862 2023
48th of 193		 0.815 2023
68th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.771 2023
43rd of 169		 0.723 2023
57th of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.121 2023
40th of 172		 0.112 2023
37th of 172
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.754 2023
29th of 156

Economy

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
GDP 9.2 bn US$ 2025
148th of 186		 19.1 bn US$ 2025
133rd of 186
GDP per capita 14,817 US$ 2025
66th of 186		 10,490 US$ 2025
81st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 35,423 int. $ 2025
63rd of 185		 28,029 int. $ 2025
75th of 185
GNI per capita 14,150 US$ 2025
63rd of 182		 9,490 US$ 2025
80th of 182
GDP growth 2.7 % 2025
114th of 186		 3.5 % 2025
89th of 186
Inflation 3.9 % 2025
53rd of 165		 4.1 % 2025
47th of 165
Trade 105.8 % 2025
39th of 138		 133.0 % 2025
26th of 138
Exports 40.1 % 2025
62nd of 138		 59.6 % 2025
30th of 138
FDI inflows 7.3 % 2025
30th of 192		 3.5 % 2025
38th of 192
Manufacturing 3.3 % 2024 14.3 % 2025
42nd of 132
Agriculture 3.4 % 2025
105th of 158		 6.0 % 2025
84th of 158
Military spending 1.8 % 2024
69th of 147		 2.1 % 2024
49th of 147
Tax revenue - 18.8 % 2024
41st of 89

Labour

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Unemployment 13.6 % 2025
164th of 181		 12.3 % 2025
160th of 181
Youth unemployment 24.4 % 2025
149th of 181		 28.8 % 2025
161st of 181
Women in the labour force 51.2 % 2025
111th of 181		 42.7 % 2025
138th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 4.2 % 2025
134th of 181		 8.5 % 2025
113th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.4 h 2025
35th of 181		 37.2 h 2025
115th of 181
Youth NEET rate 17.6 % 2025
92nd of 181		 18.5 % 2025
94th of 181
Labour income share 51.4 % 2025
33rd of 114		 45.1 % 2025
58th of 114
Output per hour 31.1 $ 2025
68th of 181		 34.0 $ 2025
61st of 181

Health

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Health spending 9.7 % 2023
32nd of 192		 7.4 % 2023
74th of 192
Health spending per person 1,148 US$ 2023
61st of 191		 639 US$ 2023
76th of 191
Physicians 2.78 /1,000 2023
56th of 125		 2.94 /1,000 2022
51st of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.4 ‰ 2024
8th of 196		 2.8 ‰ 2024
19th of 196
Maternal mortality 6 /100k 2023
32nd of 194		 3 /100k 2023
12th of 194
Tobacco use 37.2 % 2024
157th of 166		 39.6 % 2024
162nd of 166
Safe drinking water 85.5 % 2024
68th of 147		 80.8 % 2024
73rd of 147

Food

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Calories per person 3,669 kcal 2023
11th of 155		 3,476 kcal 2023
23rd of 155
Protein supply 132.8 g 2022
5th of 174		 103.8 g 2022
57th of 174
Animal protein supply 81.0 g 2022
9th of 174		 44.2 g 2022
89th of 174
Fat supply 142.5 g 2022
22nd of 174		 119.5 g 2022
53rd of 174
Food insecurity 9.0 % 2024
35th of 134		 9.2 % 2024
37th of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.4 % 2024
18th of 124		 1.6 % 2024
22nd of 124
Cereal import dependency 96.1 % 2022
24th of 160		 25.5 % 2022
104th of 160

Education

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Literacy 98.5 % 2018 -
Secondary enrolment 93.9 % 2023 90.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 55.2 % 2023
59th of 128		 55.0 % 2023
61st of 128
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs 2023
54th of 195		 14.8 yrs 2023
71st of 195
Mean schooling 12.8 yrs 2023
23rd of 193		 10.2 yrs 2023
87th of 193

Society

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Income inequality 34.3 2021
58th of 93		 33.5 2019
34th of 93
Extreme poverty 2.5 % 2021
63rd of 93		 3.9 % 2019
66th of 93
Internet use 88.9 % 2024
64th of 182		 93.1 % 2025
38th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 221.7 /100 2024
3rd of 151		 108.4 /100 2024
102nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
75th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
73rd of 213
Women in parliament 27.2 % 2025
87th of 184		 39.2 % 2025
33rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Refugees hosted 12,269 2025
89th of 177		 20,822 2025
83rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 19.4 ‰ 2025
24th of 177		 11.5 ‰ 2025
40th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 175 2025
128th of 177		 38 2025
142nd of 177
Refugees from the country 696 2025
108th of 199		 1,886 2025
94th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 1.1 ‰ 2025
57th of 199		 1.0 ‰ 2025
58th of 199

Governance

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Control of corruption 46.7 /100 2024
93rd of 207		 41.2 /100 2024
118th of 207
Government effectiveness 58.5 /100 2024
74th of 205		 50.7 /100 2024
104th of 205
Rule of law 60.1 /100 2024
89th of 207		 53.1 /100 2024
113th of 207
Regulatory quality 56.9 /100 2024
82nd of 205		 59.1 /100 2024
75th of 205
Voice and accountability 63.7 /100 2024
71st of 205		 58.1 /100 2024
94th of 205
Political stability 71.6 /100 2024
86th of 207		 68.6 /100 2024
96th of 207

Environment

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Fossil CO₂ emissions 2.4 Mt 2024
152nd of 204		 6.6 Mt 2024
126th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
152nd of 204		 0.02 % 2024
126th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
140th of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
98th of 204
Renewable energy 39.6 % 2021
61st of 211		 19.5 % 2021
109th of 211
Forest area 61.5 % 2023
25th of 212		 39.7 % 2023
77th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 18.5 µg/m³ 2023
104th of 200		 21.8 µg/m³ 2023
127th of 200
Land area 13,450 km² 2023
157th of 214		 25,220 km² 2023
145th of 214
CO₂ per capita - 4.00 t 2024
133rd of 202
GHG per capita - 5.38 t 2024
126th of 202
Water stress - 52.6 % 2022
143rd of 176

Energy

Indicator Montenegro North Macedonia
Renewable electricity 75.6 % 2025
54th of 190		 53.1 % 2025
80th of 190
Wind and solar 17.1 % 2025
76th of 190		 35.4 % 2025
45th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
120th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
116th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 75.6 % 2025
65th of 190		 53.1 % 2025
90th of 190
Fossil electricity 24.4 % 2025
65th of 190		 46.9 % 2025
90th of 190
Coal power 24.4 % 2025
170th of 188		 29.2 % 2025
168th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 265 g/kWh 2025
89th of 190		 407 g/kWh 2025
108th of 190
Electricity per capita 5.52 MWh 2025
55th of 191		 4.68 MWh 2025
77th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.