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Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Montenegro

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

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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.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Montenegro, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.571 —
1790 0.571 +0.0%
1791 0.571 +0.0%
1792 0.571 +0.0%
1793 0.571 +0.0%
1794 0.571 +0.0%
1795 0.571 +0.0%
1796 0.571 +0.0%
1797 0.571 +0.0%
1798 0.571 +0.0%
1799 0.571 +0.0%
1800 0.571 +0.0%
1801 0.571 +0.0%
1802 0.571 +0.0%
1803 0.571 +0.0%
1804 0.571 +0.0%
1805 0.571 +0.0%
1806 0.571 +0.0%
1807 0.571 +0.0%
1808 0.571 +0.0%
1809 0.571 +0.0%
1810 0.571 +0.0%
1811 0.571 +0.0%
1812 0.571 +0.0%
1813 0.571 +0.0%
1814 0.571 +0.0%
1815 0.571 +0.0%
1816 0.571 +0.0%
1817 0.571 +0.0%
1818 0.571 +0.0%
1819 0.571 +0.0%
1820 0.571 +0.0%
1821 0.571 +0.0%
1822 0.571 +0.0%
1823 0.571 +0.0%
1824 0.571 +0.0%
1825 0.571 +0.0%
1826 0.571 +0.0%
1827 0.571 +0.0%
1828 0.571 +0.0%
1829 0.571 +0.0%
1830 0.414 -27.5%
1831 0.414 +0.0%
1832 0.414 +0.0%
1833 0.414 +0.0%
1834 0.414 +0.0%
1835 0.414 +0.0%
1836 0.414 +0.0%
1837 0.414 +0.0%
1838 0.414 +0.0%
1839 0.414 +0.0%
1840 0.414 +0.0%
1841 0.414 +0.0%
1842 0.414 +0.0%
1843 0.414 +0.0%
1844 0.414 +0.0%
1845 0.414 +0.0%
1846 0.414 +0.0%
1847 0.414 +0.0%
1848 0.414 +0.0%
1849 0.414 +0.0%
1850 0.449 +8.5%
1851 0.449 +0.0%
1852 0.449 +0.0%
1853 0.449 +0.0%
1854 0.449 +0.0%
1855 0.449 +0.0%
1856 0.449 +0.0%
1857 0.449 +0.0%
1858 0.449 +0.0%
1859 0.449 +0.0%
1860 0.535 +19.2%
1861 0.535 +0.0%
1862 0.535 +0.0%
1863 0.535 +0.0%
1864 0.535 +0.0%
1865 0.535 +0.0%
1866 0.535 +0.0%
1867 0.535 +0.0%
1868 0.535 +0.0%
1869 0.535 +0.0%
1870 0.535 +0.0%
1871 0.535 +0.0%
1872 0.535 +0.0%
1873 0.535 +0.0%
1874 0.535 +0.0%
1875 0.535 +0.0%
1876 0.535 +0.0%
1877 0.535 +0.0%
1878 0.535 +0.0%
1879 0.476 -11.0%
1880 0.476 +0.0%
1881 0.476 +0.0%
1882 0.476 +0.0%
1883 0.476 +0.0%
1884 0.476 +0.0%
1885 0.476 +0.0%
1886 0.476 +0.0%
1887 0.476 +0.0%
1888 0.476 +0.0%
1889 0.476 +0.0%
1890 0.476 +0.0%
1891 0.476 +0.0%
1892 0.476 +0.0%
1893 0.476 +0.0%
1894 0.476 +0.0%
1895 0.476 +0.0%
1896 0.476 +0.0%
1897 0.476 +0.0%
1898 0.476 +0.0%
1899 0.476 +0.0%
1900 0.476 +0.0%
1901 0.476 +0.0%
1902 0.476 +0.0%
1903 0.476 +0.0%
1904 0.476 +0.0%
1905 0.476 +0.0%
1906 0.486 +2.1%
1907 0.486 +0.0%
1908 0.486 +0.0%
1909 0.486 +0.0%
1910 0.486 +0.0%
1911 0.486 +0.0%
1912 0.477 -1.9%
1913 0.483 +1.3%
1914 0.472 -2.3%
1915 0.483 +2.3%
1916 0.425 -12.0%
1917 0.366 -13.9%
1918 0.413 +12.8%
1998 0.827 +100.2%
1999 0.827 +0.0%
2000 0.827 +0.0%
2001 0.819 -1.0%
2002 0.838 +2.3%
2003 0.847 +1.1%
2004 0.847 +0.0%
2005 0.847 +0.0%
2006 0.852 +0.6%
2007 0.868 +1.9%
2008 0.875 +0.8%
2009 0.88 +0.6%
2010 0.883 +0.3%
2011 0.885 +0.2%
2012 0.885 +0.0%
2013 0.901 +1.8%
2014 0.901 +0.0%
2015 0.901 +0.0%
2016 0.892 -1.0%
2017 0.886 -0.7%
2018 0.866 -2.3%
2019 0.863 -0.3%
2020 0.823 -4.6%
2021 0.873 +6.1%
2022 0.888 +1.7%
2023 0.903 +1.7%
2024 0.903 +0.0%
2025 0.883 -2.2%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 0.883 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 0.883 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 42 Vanuatu 0.891 compare
  2. 43 Ghana 0.887 compare
  3. 44 Trinidad and Tobago 0.885 compare
  4. 46 Suriname 0.882 compare
  5. 47 Cape Verde 0.879 compare
  6. 48 Jamaica 0.871 compare

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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
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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.