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
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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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

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.