Freedom Score in Montenegro
Montenegro: Freedom Score was 68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Montenegro, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 68 for freedom score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Montenegro peaked at 77 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2019.
Montenegro ranks 89th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77 | — |
| 2003 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 68 | -1.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 68 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 78% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.88 | 65 | 77 | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.2 | 62 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.17 | 63 | 69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 89 Malawi 68 compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 67 compare
- 91 Lesotho 67 compare
- 91 North Macedonia 67 compare
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 score in Montenegro?
- Freedom score in Montenegro was 68 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2019.
- How does Montenegro rank for freedom score?
- Montenegro ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.