Falkland Islands vs Montenegro
Montenegro is 14% larger than Falkland Islands.
Falkland IslandsMontenegroFalkland Islands moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.88× the area of Montenegro. Put the other way, Montenegro is 1.14× the size of Falkland Islands.
 Falkland Islands |  Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMontenegro: 1.14× the area | 12,200 km² | 13,883 km²#156 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 4 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMontenegro: 137× the population | 4,5502018 | 623,129#165 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityMontenegro: 120× the density | 0.37 / km² | 45 / km²#138 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 66%#88 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.80 per woman#108 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | −0.06%#158 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 11.2 per 1,000#119 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 10.2 per 1,000#32 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 17.9%#129 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 18.3%#39 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −14.9 per 1,000#189 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 1.12 per 1,000#55 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 77.9 years#56 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 1.9 per 1,000 births#184 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 2.78 per 1,000#67 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 55.2%#64 of 145 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.862#47 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $14,150#66 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $9.23B2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $35,423#62 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +2.7%#111 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +3.9%#60 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 13.6%#18 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 2.5%#67 of 149 · 2021 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 34.3#76 of 149 · 2021 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 4.2% of jobs#137 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 18.2% of jobs#102 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 77.6% of jobs#24 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 7.3% of GDP#24 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 40.1% of GDP#71 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 1.9% of GDP#70 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 89%#63 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 222 per 100#1 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 62% of land#25 of 192 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 39.6%#60 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 18.5 µg/m³#95 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 22.2% of land#68 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 0.7% of land#178 of 190 · 2024 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +0.45#73 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.08#78 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 0.8 per 100,000#117 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK | Parliamentary republic |
| Member of | — | NATO |
| Capital | Stanley | Podgorica |
| Currency | Falkland Islands pound (FKP) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | British English | Montenegrin, Croatian, Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−3 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +500 | +382 |
| Region | South America | Southern Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52° S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Montenegro. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Falkland Islands bigger than Montenegro?
- No. Falkland Islands is 12% smaller than Montenegro. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Montenegro?
- About 1.1 times: Montenegro has 1.14× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Montenegro look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Montenegro about 1.86×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Montenegro. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or Montenegro?
- Montenegro: 623,129 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².
- What kind of government do Falkland Islands and Montenegro have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Falkland Islands: dependent territory; Montenegro: parliamentary republic.