Hungary vs Montenegro: Life expectancy
Hungary
77.02 years
in 2023
Montenegro
77.09 years
in 2023
Hungary rank
94th
Montenegro rank
92nd
Life expectancy over time
- Hungary
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 77.09 years against 77.02 years in Hungary, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 94th and Montenegro ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Montenegro in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.18 years | 61.05 years | 4.13 years | Hungary |
| 1960s | 69.07 years | 67.83 years | 1.24 years | Hungary |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 71.49 years | 1.99 years | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 69.24 years | 72.69 years | 3.45 years | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 70.03 years | 73.68 years | 3.66 years | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 72.99 years | 74.42 years | 1.43 years | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 75.66 years | 76.4 years | 0.7411 years | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 75.79 years | 75.66 years | 0.1258 years | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Hungary or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 77.09 years against 77.02 years in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Hungary and Montenegro?
- 0.07 years, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Montenegro?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Montenegro rank globally for life expectancy?
- Hungary ranks 94th and Montenegro ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.