Political rights score fh in Montenegro
Montenegro: Political rights score fh was 26 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
99th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29
in 2002
All-time low
22
in 2019
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Montenegro, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Montenegro is 26, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Montenegro peaked at 29 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2019.
That places Montenegro 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24 | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.25 | 24 | 29 | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.8 | 22 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 | 24 | 27 | 6 |
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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 fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political rights score fh in Montenegro?
- Political rights score fh in Montenegro was 26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2019.
- How does Montenegro rank for political rights score fh?
- Montenegro ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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