What is human rights index in Montenegro?

Human rights index in Montenegro was 0.881 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Montenegro?

The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2024.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Montenegro?

The lowest recorded value was 0.361 in 1918.

How does Montenegro rank for human rights index?

Montenegro ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Montenegro?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Montenegro

Name: Human Rights Index in Montenegro
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Montenegro: Human Rights Index was 0.881 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.881

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

42nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.901

in 2024

All-time low

0.361

in 1918

Years of data

1865–2025

Human Rights Index in Montenegro, 1865–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Montenegro stood at 0.881.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Montenegro peaked at 0.901 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.361, in 1918.

Montenegro ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 82 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1860s	0.463	0.463	0.463	5
1870s	0.463	0.463	0.463	10
1880s	0.463	0.463	0.463	10
1890s	0.463	0.463	0.463	10
1900s	0.4825	0.474	0.49	10
1910s	0.4366	0.361	0.474	9
1990s	0.792	0.785	0.799	2
2000s	0.8347	0.799	0.849	10
2010s	0.8589	0.847	0.869	10
2020s	0.876	0.815	0.901	6

Countries ranked near Montenegro

39 Croatia 0.886 compare
40 Namibia 0.883 compare
40 Slovenia 0.883 compare
42 Vanuatu 0.881 compare
44 Gambia 0.88 compare
45 Greece 0.878 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Montenegro

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 12,269 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 696 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.636 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.853 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.868 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.636 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.403 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.5 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Montenegro?: Human rights index in Montenegro was 0.881 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Montenegro?: The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2024.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Montenegro?: The lowest recorded value was 0.361 in 1918.
How does Montenegro rank for human rights index?: Montenegro ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Montenegro?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.