Croatia vs Montenegro: Media Corruption Score

Croatia
0.563
in 2025
Montenegro
0.617
in 2025
Croatia rank
85th
Montenegro rank
83rd

Media Corruption Score over time

  • Croatia
  • Montenegro
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 0.617 against 0.563 in Croatia, a difference of 0.054.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Montenegro ahead.

Croatia ranks 85th and Montenegro ranks 83rd of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Montenegro Difference Ahead
1990s -0.132 0.915 1.05 Montenegro
2000s 1.36 0.915 0.4469 Croatia
2010s 1.41 0.8058 0.6071 Croatia
2020s 0.962 0.6407 0.3213 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Croatia or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 0.617 against 0.563 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Croatia and Montenegro?
0.054, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Montenegro?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Montenegro rank globally for media corruption score?
Croatia ranks 85th and Montenegro ranks 83rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Media Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Media Corruption Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 18,887 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.