Justified Political Positions Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Justified Political Positions Score was 0.705 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.705
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.705
in 2023
All-time low
-2.46
in 1992
Years of data
107
1919–2025

Justified Political Positions Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1919–2025

-2-101191919722025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for justified political positions score in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.705, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 107 years on record.

That represents a change of up 241.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.705 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.46, in 1992.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 84th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Justified Political Positions Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Justified Political Positions Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1919 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1919 -0.334
1920 -0.334 -0.0%
1921 -0.465 +39.2%
1922 -0.327 -29.7%
1923 -0.327 -0.0%
1924 -0.327 -0.0%
1925 -0.327 -0.0%
1926 -0.327 -0.0%
1927 -0.327 -0.0%
1928 -0.327 -0.0%
1929 -0.659 +101.5%
1930 -0.659 -0.0%
1931 -0.555 -15.8%
1932 -0.342 -38.4%
1933 -0.342 -0.0%
1934 -0.342 -0.0%
1935 -0.342 -0.0%
1936 -0.342 -0.0%
1937 -0.342 -0.0%
1938 -0.342 -0.0%
1939 -0.342 -0.0%
1940 -0.342 -0.0%
1941 -2.37 +592.7%
1942 -2.37 -0.0%
1943 -2.37 -0.0%
1944 -2.26 -4.5%
1945 -1.84 -18.6%
1946 -0.6 -67.4%
1947 -0.6 -0.0%
1948 -0.6 -0.0%
1949 -0.6 -0.0%
1950 -0.6 -0.0%
1951 -0.6 -0.0%
1952 -0.6 -0.0%
1953 -0.6 -0.0%
1954 -0.6 -0.0%
1955 -0.6 -0.0%
1956 -0.464 -22.7%
1957 -0.464 -0.0%
1958 -0.464 -0.0%
1959 -0.464 -0.0%
1960 0.085 -118.3%
1961 0.085 +0.0%
1962 0.085 +0.0%
1963 0.085 +0.0%
1964 0.085 +0.0%
1965 0.085 +0.0%
1966 0.085 +0.0%
1967 0.085 +0.0%
1968 0.085 +0.0%
1969 0.085 +0.0%
1970 0.085 +0.0%
1971 0.085 +0.0%
1972 0.085 +0.0%
1973 0.085 +0.0%
1974 0.085 +0.0%
1975 0.085 +0.0%
1976 0.085 +0.0%
1977 0.085 +0.0%
1978 0.085 +0.0%
1979 0.085 +0.0%
1980 0.085 +0.0%
1981 0.085 +0.0%
1982 0.288 +238.8%
1983 0.288 +0.0%
1984 0.288 +0.0%
1985 0.288 +0.0%
1986 0.288 +0.0%
1987 0.288 +0.0%
1988 0.288 +0.0%
1989 0.182 -36.8%
1990 -0.414 -327.5%
1991 -0.414 -0.0%
1992 -2.46 +494.0%
1993 -2.46 -0.0%
1994 -2.46 -0.0%
1995 -0.722 -70.6%
1996 0.433 -160.0%
1997 0.433 +0.0%
1998 -0.833 -292.4%
1999 -0.833 -0.0%
2000 -0.833 -0.0%
2001 -0.833 -0.0%
2002 -0.833 -0.0%
2003 -0.528 -36.6%
2004 -0.528 -0.0%
2005 -0.528 -0.0%
2006 -0.528 -0.0%
2007 -0.33 -37.5%
2008 -0.065 -80.3%
2009 -0.065 -0.0%
2010 0.497 -864.6%
2011 0.497 +0.0%
2012 0.497 +0.0%
2013 0.384 -22.7%
2014 0.384 +0.0%
2015 -0.498 -229.7%
2016 -0.066 -86.7%
2017 0.209 -416.7%
2018 -0.029 -113.9%
2019 -0.029 -0.0%
2020 -0.029 -0.0%
2021 -0.029 -0.0%
2022 -0.029 -0.0%
2023 0.705 -2531.0%
2024 0.705 +0.0%
2025 0.705 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s -0.334 -0.334 -0.334 1
1920s -0.3747 -0.659 -0.327 10
1930s -0.395 -0.659 -0.342 10
1940s -1.4 -2.37 -0.342 10
1950s -0.5456 -0.6 -0.464 10
1960s 0.085 0.085 0.085 10
1970s 0.085 0.085 0.085 10
1980s 0.2368 0.085 0.288 10
1990s -0.9727 -2.46 0.433 10
2000s -0.5071 -0.833 -0.065 10
2010s 0.1846 -0.498 0.497 10
2020s 0.338 -0.029 0.705 6

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 81 Malawi 0.774 compare
  2. 82 Tunisia 0.773 compare
  3. 83 Montenegro 0.74 compare
  4. 85 Mongolia 0.691 compare
  5. 86 India 0.67 compare
  6. 87 Vietnam 0.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is justified political positions score in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Justified political positions score in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.705 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 0.705 in 2023.
What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was -2.46 in 1992.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for justified political positions score?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 84th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is up 241.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.