Real size
How big is Montenegro really?
13,700 km²
5,280 sq mi · 11th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of the Bahamas
Normal web maps draw it 1.9× too big
Montenegro covers 13,700 km² (5,280 sq mi), about the size of the Bahamas. A normal web map draws it about 1.9 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 43°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 13,700 km²
- Size rank
- 157th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.9× too big
- Latitude
- 43°N
Countries about the same size
- BahamasMontenegro is 1.1 times the size of the Bahamas
- Timor-LesteTimor-Leste is 1.1 times the size of Montenegro
- VanuatuMontenegro is 1.2 times the size of Vanuatu
- QatarMontenegro is 1.2 times the size of Qatar
- EswatiniEswatini is 1.2 times the size of Montenegro
Montenegro through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Montenegro?
- Montenegro covers about 13,700 km² (5,280 sq mi). It is the 11th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Montenegro look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Montenegro about 1.9 times too big.
- Is Montenegro bigger than the Bahamas?
- Yes. Montenegro is about 1.1 times the size of the Bahamas.
- Is Montenegro bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Timor-Leste is about 1.1 times the size of Montenegro.