Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.778 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Montenegro, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Montenegro stood at 0.778.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Montenegro peaked at 0.821 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.375, in 1917.
That places Montenegro 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.388 | — |
| 1901 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.391 | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.398 | +1.8% |
| 1912 | 0.389 | -2.3% |
| 1913 | 0.38 | -2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.386 | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.375 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.718 | +91.5% |
| 1999 | 0.731 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.73 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.737 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.736 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.779 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.769 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.778 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.773 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.779 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.772 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.782 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.76 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.821 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.81 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.801 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.797 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.793 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.778 | -1.9% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.778 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.778 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +91.5% | 0.375 | 0.718 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3892 | 0.388 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3864 | 0.375 | 0.398 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7245 | 0.718 | 0.731 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7368 | 0.73 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7743 | 0.76 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0.778 | 0.821 | 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 egalitarian political institutions index in Montenegro?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Montenegro was 0.778 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.821 in 2020.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 in 1917.
- How does Montenegro rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Montenegro ranks 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.