Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Montenegro
Montenegro: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Montenegro, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 8 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Montenegro peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2016.
Montenegro ranks 100th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 67% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.6 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Montenegro?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Montenegro was 8 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2016.
- How does Montenegro rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Montenegro ranks 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.