Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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
82
1865–2025
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Montenegro, 1865–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Montenegro stood at 0.881.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 0.463 | — |
| 1866 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.484 | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.489 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.49 | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.478 | -2.4% |
| 1908 | 0.474 | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.471 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.463 | -1.7% |
| 1913 | 0.469 | +1.3% |
| 1914 | 0.468 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.462 | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.39 | -15.6% |
| 1917 | 0.371 | -4.9% |
| 1918 | 0.361 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.785 | +117.5% |
| 1999 | 0.799 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.828 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.835 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.843 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.847 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.849 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.851 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.856 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.869 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.865 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.864 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.848 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.847 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.815 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.868 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.891 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.901 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.881 | -2.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.881 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.881 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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 human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Montenegro?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.361 in 1918.
- How does Montenegro rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Montenegro ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.