Legislative Checks on Government Index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.742 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Montenegro, 1905–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative checks on government index in Montenegro stood at 0.742. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Montenegro peaked at 0.742 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1908.
That places Montenegro 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 0.131 | — |
| 1906 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.175 | +33.6% |
| 1908 | 0.1 | -42.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.551 | +451.0% |
| 2000 | 0.575 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.557 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.558 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.696 | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.621 | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.621 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.624 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.612 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.603 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.599 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.595 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.664 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.729 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.702 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.729 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.72 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.742 | +3.1% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.742 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.742 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Legislative Checks on Government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +451.0% | 0.1 | 0.551 |
| 1908 | -42.9% | 0.175 | 0.1 |
| 1907 | +33.6% | 0.131 | 0.175 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1274 | 0.1 | 0.175 | 5 |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.551 | 0.551 | 0.551 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6024 | 0.557 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6363 | 0.595 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7143 | 0.664 | 0.742 | 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 legislative checks on government index in Montenegro?
- Legislative checks on government index in Montenegro was 0.742 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.742 in 2025.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1908.
- How does Montenegro rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Montenegro ranks 62nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.