Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Mongolia
Mongolia: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
39th
of 174 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2025
All-time low
61.0%
in 1921
Years of data
105
1921–2025
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Mongolia, 1921–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Mongolia is 99.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 105 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Mongolia peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1921.
That places Mongolia 39th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 105 years of available data.
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 61.0% | — |
| 1922 | 84.0% | +37.7% |
| 1923 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 1925 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1946 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.2%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 86.1% | 61.0% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 1930s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 96.5% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 37 United Kingdom 99.3% compare
- 38 Vanuatu 99.1% compare
- 39 Cape Verde 99.0% compare
- 39 Netherlands 99.0% compare
- 39 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 39 Sweden 99.0% compare
- 39 Zimbabwe 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Mongolia?
- Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Mongolia was 99.0% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1921.
- How does Mongolia rank for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Mongolia ranks 39th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.