Montenegro vs United States: Free and fair elections
Montenegro
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Montenegro rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Montenegro
- United States
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 40 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Montenegro ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Montenegro or United States?
- Montenegro, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Montenegro and United States?
- 0, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and United States?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and United States rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Montenegro ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.