Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Montenegro
Montenegro: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.4262 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Montenegro, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded -0.4262 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Montenegro peaked at -0.4001 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.6275, in 2008.
That places Montenegro 92nd out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.5716 | — |
| 2002 | -0.5813 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | -0.5901 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | -0.595 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -0.603 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | -0.6106 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | -0.6175 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -0.6275 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -0.5944 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | -0.5578 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5248 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | -0.4874 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | -0.4543 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | -0.4522 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | -0.4525 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.4459 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | -0.447 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.4474 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.4001 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | -0.4262 | +6.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's -0.4262 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's -0.4262 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 68.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.599 | -0.6275 | -0.5716 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.4669 | -0.5578 | -0.4001 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4262 | -0.4262 | -0.4262 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 citizen satisfaction with democracy in Montenegro?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Montenegro was -0.4262 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4001 in 2019.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6275 in 2008.
- How does Montenegro rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Montenegro ranks 92nd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.