How does Montenegro rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Montenegro ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Montenegro?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Montenegro

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Montenegro
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Montenegro: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.883 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.883

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

45th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.903

in 2023

All-time low

0.366

in 1917

Years of data

158

1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Montenegro, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 0.883 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Montenegro peaked at 0.903 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.366, in 1917.

That places Montenegro 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 158 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.571	0.571	0.571	1
1790s	0.571	0.571	0.571	10
1800s	0.571	0.571	0.571	10
1810s	0.571	0.571	0.571	10
1820s	0.571	0.571	0.571	10
1830s	0.414	0.414	0.414	10
1840s	0.414	0.414	0.414	10
1850s	0.449	0.449	0.449	10
1860s	0.535	0.535	0.535	10
1870s	0.5291	0.476	0.535	10
1880s	0.476	0.476	0.476	10
1890s	0.476	0.476	0.476	10
1900s	0.48	0.476	0.486	10
1910s	0.4546	0.366	0.486	9
1990s	0.827	0.827	0.827	2
2000s	0.85	0.819	0.88	10
2010s	0.8863	0.863	0.901	10
2020s	0.8788	0.823	0.903	6

Countries ranked near Montenegro

42 Vanuatu 0.891 compare
43 Ghana 0.887 compare
44 Trinidad and Tobago 0.885 compare
46 Suriname 0.882 compare
47 Cape Verde 0.879 compare
48 Jamaica 0.871 compare

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More reference data data for Montenegro

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2693 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 383.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 1.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.1407 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 46.05 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Montenegro?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Montenegro was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Montenegro?: The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2023.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Montenegro?: The lowest recorded value was 0.366 in 1917.
How does Montenegro rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Montenegro ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Montenegro?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.