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Greenland vs Montenegro
Side-by-side comparison of Greenland and Montenegro from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Montenegro
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 20 years
In short
Montenegro has 11 times the population of Greenland. Greenland is 30 times larger than Montenegro by land area. Montenegro has an economy 4.9 times the size of Greenland (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Greenland 56,831 and Montenegro 623,129 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $78,906 in Greenland and $35,423 in Montenegro (2025, international dollars). People in Montenegro live on average 7.6 years longer (77.9 vs 70.3 years).
Of 14 indicators reported by both countries, Greenland ranks higher in the world on 9 and Montenegro on 5. Greenland is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, main industries and land & people. Montenegro is clearly stronger in environment & energy, society & health and trade.
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Greenland and Montenegro.
Greenlandbetter
1.6
1st of 200
Montenegro
18.5
104th of 200
Safely managed sanitationInfrastructure & digital
Greenland
0.0%
144th of 144
Montenegrobetter
50.9%
83rd of 144
Renewable energyEnvironment & energy
Greenland
11.7%
136th of 212
Montenegrobetter
39.6%
60th of 212
Rule of lawInstitutions & safety
Greenlandbetter
84.8
14th of 207
Montenegro
62.1
88th of 207
Life expectancySociety & health
Greenland
70.3
152nd of 217
Montenegrobetter
77.9
75th of 217
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Greenland has been ahead of Montenegro in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1997.
Montenegro has been ahead of Greenland in GDP (PPP) in every year since 1997.
Montenegro has been ahead of Greenland in life expectancy and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
GreenlandMontenegro All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Greenland | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 410,44960th/216 · 2024 | 13,883157th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 410,44958th/216 · 2024 | 13,450157th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 56,831201st/217 · 2025 | 623,129169th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.01%169th/217 · 2025 | -0.06%175th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 0.1216th/216 · 2024 | 46.4157th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 88.6%38th/217 · 2025 | 65.6%105th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 20.7%119th/217 · 2025 | 17.9%142nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 11.5%91st/217 · 2025 | 18.3%46th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $3.33 bn178th/210 · 2023 | $9.23 bn155th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $4.49 bn177th/199 · 2023 | $22.07 bn152nd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $4.04 bn177th/199 · 2023 | $18.01 bn152nd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $58,49926th/210 · 2023 | $14,81787th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $78,90620th/199 · 2023 | $35,42373rd/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $34,8002007 | $14,15079th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 0.9%177th/210 · 2023 | 2.7%125th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | — | 3.9%120th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | — | 13.6%169th/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | — | 63.5%121st/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | — | -4.3%139th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 16.6%47th/197 · 2023 | 3.4%123rd/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 18.4%136th/200 · 2023 | 11.3%178th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 2.7%172nd/192 · 2023 | 3.3%167th/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 61.0%78th/200 · 2023 | 63.4%65th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $1.36 bn156th/182 · 2023 | $3.70 bn140th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $1.70 bn161st/182 · 2023 | $6.07 bn136th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 40.8%78th/183 · 2023 | 40.1%82nd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 51.1%81st/183 · 2023 | 65.7%44th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 91.9%78th/183 · 2023 | 105.8%54th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%2018 | 23.8%35th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 4.5%2018 | 36.9%82nd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 92.3%2018 | 18.6%79th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%2018 | 14.5%33rd/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 1.7%2018 | 14.5%49th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | — | -20.6%183rd/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | — | 7.3%27th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%187th/209 · 2020 | 0.6%125th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2020 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2020 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2020 | 0.14%26th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2020 | 0.01%80th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2020 | 0.48%70th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | — | 0.7%192nd/206 · 2024 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | — | 351,000136th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | — | $180.0 m131st/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | — | 14.4%43rd/168 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 70.3152nd/217 · 2024 | 77.975th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | — | 2.46th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | — | 2.7866th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | — | 3.842nd/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | — | 81%142nd/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | — | 96.1%23rd/153 · 2020 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | — | 93.9%85th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | — | 56.4%2014 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 17.0%88th/217 · 2025 | 28.7%43rd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | — | 9.7%33rd/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 98.5%2018 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | — | 55.2%67th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | — | 0.86248th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | — | 34.356th/108 · 2021 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | — | 2.5%66th/108 · 2021 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 85.5%69th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 0.0%144th/144 · 2022 | 50.9%83rd/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 69.5%2017 | 88.9%65th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 11995th/210 · 2022 | 2223rd/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 32.052nd/208 · 2022 | 32.350th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | — | 2.5085th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 25081st/82 · 2019 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | — | 379,068119th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 10.45184th/203 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 11.7%136th/212 · 2022 | 39.6%60th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 1.61st/200 · 2023 | 18.5104th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 0.0%211th/214 · 2024 | 61.5%30th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | — | 1,76564th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 79.324th/205 · 2025 | 62.065th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 77.920th/207 · 2025 | 49.688th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 84.814th/207 · 2025 | 62.188th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 79.559th/207 · 2025 | 73.583rd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 73.927th/205 · 2025 | 59.179th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 83.813th/205 · 2025 | 65.077th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 5.42016 | 0.829th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | — | $176.5 m131st/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | — | 1.9%70th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | — | 4.4%98th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | — | 12,000124th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | — | 4.66%5th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 1.0 m150th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 4.0 m51st/65 · 2022 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.65%2004 | 0.36%2019 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | — | 1593rd/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 38159th/197 · 2023 | 255119th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Greenland or Montenegro?
Montenegro has the larger population: 623,129 (2025) compared with 56,831 for Greenland (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Greenland or Montenegro?
Greenland is larger: 410,449 km² (2024) compared with 13,883 km² for Montenegro (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Greenland or Montenegro?
Montenegro has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $22.07 bn intl. (2025) compared with $4.49 bn intl. for Greenland (2023). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Greenland or Montenegro?
Greenland has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $78,906 intl. (2023) compared with $35,423 intl. for Montenegro (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Greenland or Montenegro?
Montenegro has the higher life expectancy at birth: 77.9 years (2024) compared with 70.3 years for Greenland (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Greenland vs Montenegro — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/greenland-vs-montenegro. Data as of 26 October 2026.