Liberal Political Institutions Index in Montenegro

Montenegro: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.77 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.77
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
58th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.794
in 2023
All-time low
0.303
in 1917
Years of data
157
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Montenegro, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 0.77 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Montenegro peaked at 0.794 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.303, in 1917.

That places Montenegro 58th 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 157 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.389 0.389 0.389 1
1790s 0.389 0.389 0.389 10
1800s 0.389 0.389 0.389 10
1810s 0.389 0.389 0.389 10
1820s 0.3874 0.387 0.389 10
1830s 0.3355 0.335 0.336 10
1840s 0.335 0.335 0.335 10
1850s 0.3355 0.325 0.346 10
1860s 0.353 0.353 0.353 10
1870s 0.3509 0.332 0.353 10
1880s 0.332 0.332 0.332 10
1890s 0.332 0.332 0.332 10
1900s 0.3539 0.332 0.409 10
1910s 0.3626 0.303 0.382 8
1990s 0.6015 0.509 0.694 2
2000s 0.719 0.697 0.768 10
2010s 0.7526 0.732 0.769 10
2020s 0.7725 0.751 0.794 6

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 55 Suriname 0.784 compare
  2. 56 Papua New Guinea 0.775 compare
  3. 57 Panama 0.773 compare
  4. 58 Malta 0.77 compare
  5. 60 Kenya 0.767 compare
  6. 60 Singapore 0.767 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Montenegro?
Liberal political institutions index in Montenegro was 0.77 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 0.794 in 2023.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 0.303 in 1917.
How does Montenegro rank for liberal political institutions index?
Montenegro ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.