Montenegro at its true size

Where Montenegro ranks

Among the independent states, in 41 rankings. Each links to its table.

Countries of a similar size

Every country within 25% of Montenegro’s area, lit up on the map →

• Bahamas1.0×Montenegro and Bahamas are almost exactly the same size.
• Timor-Leste0.93×Montenegro is 7% smaller than Timor-Leste.
• Vanuatu1.14×Montenegro is 14% larger than Vanuatu.
• Qatar1.21×Montenegro is 21% larger than Qatar.
• Gambia1.23×Montenegro is 23% larger than Gambia.
• Eswatini0.8×Montenegro is 20% smaller than Eswatini.

How many times does Montenegro fit into…

• Russia: about 1230 times
• Canada: about 719 times
• United States: about 708 times

The land itself

Rivers, summits and lakes Montenegro shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Montenegro. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

Neighbours

• Serbiacompare 0.16×
• Croatiacompare 0.25×
• Bosnia and Herzegovinacompare 0.27×
• Albaniacompare 0.48×

Questions about Montenegro

How big is Montenegro?

Montenegro covers 13,883 km², which makes it number 156 of 194 countries by area. About 623,129 people live there (2025), 45 per km².

Is Montenegro bigger than Bahamas?

Montenegro and Bahamas are almost exactly the same size. Montenegro: 13,883 km²; Bahamas: 13,878 km².

How much does the Mercator map distort Montenegro?

At about 43° latitude, Mercator stretches Montenegro to roughly 1.86× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.

Which countries border Montenegro?

Montenegro shares a land border with Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania.