Age of electoral democracy in Montenegro
Montenegro: Age of electoral democracy was 5 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
97th
of 111 countries
All-time high
5
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 2003
Years of data
14
2003β2025
Age of electoral democracy in Montenegro, 2003β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 5 for age of electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Montenegro peaked at 5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.17 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 12,269 (2025)
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.881 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.636 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.868 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Montenegro?
- Age of electoral democracy in Montenegro was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Montenegro ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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