Key features of human rights in Montenegro
Montenegro: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Montenegro, 1865–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Montenegro is 0.881, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Montenegro peaked at 0.901 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.361, in 1918.
That places Montenegro 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
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More social development data for Montenegro
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.881 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.636 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.868 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.853 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.403 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Montenegro?
- Key features of human rights in Montenegro was 0.881 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2024.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.361 in 1918.
- How does Montenegro rank for key features of human rights?
- Montenegro ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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