Freedom of Expression Score in Montenegro
Montenegro: Freedom of Expression Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Expression Score in Montenegro, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of expression score in Montenegro stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score in Montenegro peaked at 7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2011.
Montenegro ranks 19th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Freedom of Expression Score in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | — |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +16.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
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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 freedom of expression score in Montenegro?
- Freedom of expression score in Montenegro was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for freedom of expression score?
- Montenegro ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Freedom of Expression Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which individuals, groups, and the press can express their views free from government interference.