Civil Rights Score in Montenegro
Montenegro: Civil Rights Score was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Montenegro, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Montenegro stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Montenegro peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2007.
Montenegro ranks 12th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Civil Rights Score in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
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 civil rights score in Montenegro?
- Civil rights score in Montenegro was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for civil rights score?
- Montenegro ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.