Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age of electoral democracy in Montenegro, 2003–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 5 years 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 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 years, 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.
Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 years | — |
| 2004 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 1 years | -75.0% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | -80.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +25.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 5 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23 years, 22% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 5 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36 years, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.17 years | 1 years | 4 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 3 years | 5 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 1 years | 5 years | 5 |
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More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Montenegro?
- Age of electoral democracy in Montenegro was 5 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.